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Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PseudoHyperkalemia:
 • Lab error
 • Traumatic venipuncture
 • Hemolysis, thrombocytosis, leukocytosis
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Clenching of fist during ... • NSAIDs • ACE ... (Uncontrolled diabetes ... paralysis - Insulin
Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PseudoHyperkalemia:
 • Lab error
 • Traumatic venipuncture
 • Hemolysis, thrombocytosis, leukocytosis
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... Clenching of fist during ... • NSAIDs • ACE ... (Uncontrolled diabetes ... paralysis - Insulin
Pheochromocytoma - Diagnosis and Management Summary
10 percent rule = 10% of pheochromocytomas are extra-adrenal, multiple, bilateral,
sedimentation rate, insulin ... leukocytosis, psychiatric ... or arrhythmia) during ... carbohydrate metabolism (insulin ... apparent type 2 diabetes
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Insulin dependent ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... ACEi/ARBs - Hold ... Diabetes regimen ... stratification #diagnosis
Weight Loss - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased Intake:
 • GI illness (upper and lower)
 • Psychiatric (Depression,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Decreased ... and lower) • Psychiatric ... Disease • Protein-losing ... Poorly Controlled Diabetes