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Hypokalemia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypertensive:
 • High Al, Low R - Primary aldosteronism
 • High Al, High
Hypokalemia Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm Hypertensive ... renovascular HT, Renin-secreting ... Algorithm #nephrology #causes ... #low #potassium
Heat Illnesses and Heat Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Heat Cramps:
 • Muscle pain or spasm -
Heat Stroke - Differential ... Loss of sodium/Potassium ... tone → Postural hypotension ... High body temperatures ... #diagnosis #causes
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Pulse Pressure - Differential ... Hyperdynamic circulation/High ... PP and systolic hypertension ... Worse outcomes in CKD ... Differential
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
syndrome, ARVC) • Hypertension ... : • Hypertension ... percent PVCs/day • High ... may not occur Differential ... to PVCs but are benign
Causes of Hyperkalemia
l. Pseudohyperkalemia
  A Cellular efflux; thrombocytosis, erythrocytosis, leukocytosis, in vitro hemolysis
  B.
Causes of Hyperkalemia ... Congestive heart ... #Hyperkalemia #Differential ... #Diagnosis #High ... #Potassium #Classification
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Myopathies: Commonly symmetric proximal muscle weakness, no substantial muscle pain
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential ... Camptocormia (bending ... the spine) or head ... weakness • Very high ... statins - probably caused