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Hypokalemia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Low intake 
• poor oral intake 

Renal loss 
• Medication 
• Hypomagnesemia 
•
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Low intake ... Hypokalemic periodic paralysis ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Classification
Causes of Female and Male Infertility - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Causes of Female Infertility:
 • Uterus -
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Abnormal semen analysis ... hypogonadism) Low ... production problem) High ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Arthrocentesis - Synovial Fluid Analysis
Normal < 150 WBC, Colorless/Straw color, High Viscosity
Noninflammatory < 3,000 WBC, Straw/yellow
Synovial Fluid Analysis ... Colorless/Straw color, High ... /yellow color, High ... Yellow color, Low ... Synovial #Fluid #Analysis
Causes of Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased intake (rare cause in isolation)
GI loss - Urine loss
Causes of Hypokalemia ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Thyrotoxic periodic paralysis ... hypokalemic periodic paralysis ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Hypokalemia Evaluation Algorithm

Before evaluating hypokalemia, life threatening complications such as arrhythmias and paralysis should be looked
Hypokalemia Evaluation Algorithm ... arrhythmias and paralysis ... wasting from other causes ... urinary losses: • High ... consumption • Low
Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Transcellular Shift:
 • Alkalosis
 • ↑ beta-2 adrenergic simulation 
 • Erythropoiesis
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Hypokalemic periodic paralysis ... vomiting) • Low ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #nephrology #low
Thyrotoxic Periodic Paralysis - Illness Script
 • Epidemiology: Asian men age 20-30 with hyperthyroidism of any
Thyrotoxic Periodic Paralysis ... exercise, fasting, high-carb ... Hypokalemia +/- low ... TSH with high fT4 ... Thyrotoxic #Periodic #Paralysis
Algorithm for patients with hypokalemia on the basis of the potassium-to-creatinine ratio in the urine
Urine K+
Algorithm for patients ... Hypokalemic periodic paralysis ... mmol creatinine) High ... EABV, High Plasma ... #differential #algorithm
Diagnosis of Hypokalemia - Differential Algorithm 

Categorized by Causes: Redistribution, Extrarenal Losses, Renal Losses (High and
- Differential Algorithm ... Categorized by Causes ... Renal Losses (High ... and Low Blood Pressure ... #Differential #Algorithm
Stridor - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
High-pitched, variable respiratory sound

ETIOLOGIES:
Infectious:
 • Retropharyngeal abscess
 • Acute epiglottitis
 • Peritonsillar
Diagnosis Framework: High-pitched ... • Vocal cord paralysis ... • Vocal cord paralysis ... differential #diagnosis #causes