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Causes of Metabolic Alkalosis - Differential Diagnosis
Chloride depletion syndromes
 • Gastrointestinal losses
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Metabolic Alkalosis - Differential ... Fludrocortisone administration ... Alkali intake or administration ... Metabolic #Alkalosis #Differential
Causes of Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis
Inadequate water intake:
 • Lack of access to water
Extrarenal hypotonic fluid
Hypernatremia - Differential ... Hypertonic fluid administration ... Hypernatremia #Differential
Causes of Polyuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polyuria - Urine Output > 3L/day, Increased Urine Volume (>2ml/min)
Osmotic
of Polyuria - Differential ... ) • Mannitol administration ... Bleed) • NaCl administration ... Polyuria #Nephrology #Differential
Hypermagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism
Renal Failure 
Excessive Mg Administration 
 - Massive PO intake
Excessive Mg Administration ... Hypermagnesemia #Differential
Causes of Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypernatremia - Excess free water loss, Serum Sodium >145 mmol/L
High
Hypernatremia - Differential ... Hypertonic saline administration ... Hypernatremia #Nephrology #Differential
Time after drug administration to rash appearance

- Dr. Steven Chen @DrStevenTChen

#Drug #Rash #appearance #Timeline #Dermatology #Onset
Time after drug administration ... Onset #Timing #Differential
Diabetes Insipidus - Diagnosis Algorithm
Tests:
 • Osmolality, Urine AND/OR
 • Osmolality, Serum or Plasma AND
 •
Urine 1-2 hrs post administration ... Algorithm #nephrology #differential
Algorithm for patients with hypokalemia on the basis of the potassium-to-creatinine ratio in the urine
Urine K+
periodic paralysis, Administration ... urine #potassium #differential
Diagnosis Adrenal Insufficiency - Algorithm

Step 1) Screening Test: 6-8AM Cortisol Level
 - Early morning cortisol levels
AND 60 min after administration ... Step 3) Differentiate
Causes of High-anion Gap and Non-anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis
Causes of High-anion Gap Acidosis:
 • Lactic acidosis
(rapid saline administration ... Metabolic #Acidosis #differential