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Causes of Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Defining the cause of hypokalemia starts by measuring urinary K
Causes of Hypokalemia ... - Differential ... renovascular HT, Renin-secreting ... #differential # ... #nephrology #potassium
Hypokalemia Evaluation Algorithm

Before evaluating hypokalemia, life threatening complications such as arrhythmias and paralysis should be looked
treated with IV potassium ... wasting from other causes ... suggests extra-renal causes ... diagnosis #Algorithm #differential ... #potassium #nephrology
Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Extra-renal Losses:
 • Normal Acid-Base: Low intake
 • Metabolic acidosis: Gl tract
Hypokalemia - Differential ... Renovascular HTN, Renin ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes ... #potassium #low
Primary Bone Tumors - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 

Metastatic - Most common tumour in adults
 - Breast
- Differential ... Renal Primary Benign ... Tumours #MSK #Differential ... #Orthopedics #Causes ... #Oncology #Radiology
Hypokalemia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypertensive:
 • High Al, Low R - Primary aldosteronism
 • High Al, High
Hypokalemia Differential ... renovascular HT, Renin-secreting ... #Differential # ... 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 ... - Hyperkalemia ... heat #illness #differential ... #diagnosis #causes
Hyponatremia (<135 mEq/L) is a common electrolyte abnormality caused by an excess of total body water
excess of total body ... that of the total body ... osmolality helps to differentiate ... among the possible causes ... hyponatremia #ADH #RAAS #Hypovolemia
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
Hypomagnesemia • Hypokalemia ... may not occur Differential ... to PVCs but are benign ... PVC #diagnosis #differential ... #cardiology
Cortical Desmoid - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Circumscribed, small cortically based Tl -hypointense and T 2-hyperintense
Desmoid - MSK Radiology ... Case description ... - Bone scans ... Differential diagnosis ... Cortically based benign
Causes of Hyperkalemia
l. Pseudohyperkalemia
  A Cellular efflux; thrombocytosis, erythrocytosis, leukocytosis, in vitro hemolysis
  B.
Causes of Hyperkalemia ... axis; T risk of hyperkalemia ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #High #Potassium ... Classification #Causes