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Hyperkalemia: Diagnostic algorithm
Decreased renal potassium excretion
 • Acute renal failure
 • Chronic renal failure
 • Drugs
Increased
Hyperkalemia: Diagnostic ... hypoaldosteronism • Congenital ... • Addison's/congenital ... • Type 1 #Hyperkalemia ... #differential
Causes of Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Defining the cause of hypokalemia starts by measuring urinary K
- Differential ... starts by measuring ... Liddle's syndrome, Congenital ... #differential # ... causes #nephrology #potassium
Causes of Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Increased Loss 
 - Increased GI Loss
 - Increased Urinary
Causes of Hypokalemia ... - Differential ... K-ATPase which imports ... #Differential # ... Algorithm #causes #potassium
Hypocalcemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Low and High PTH
LOW PTH - Hypoparathyroid
 - Congenital (Pediatric)
Hypocalcemia - Differential ... Hypoparathyroid - Congenital ... (Pediatric) ... Malabsorption • Short ... #Differential #
Hypokalemia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypertensive:
 • High Al, Low R - Primary aldosteronism
 • High Al, High
Hypokalemia Differential ... Liddle's Syndrome, Congenital ... Gitelman's syndrome #Hypokalemia ... #Differential # ... #causes #low #potassium
Hypokalemia Evaluation Algorithm

Before evaluating hypokalemia, life threatening complications such as arrhythmias and paralysis should be looked
Hypokalemia Evaluation ... treated with IV potassium ... Liddle's syndrome, Congenital ... diagnosis #Algorithm #differential ... #potassium #nephrology
Causes of Pediatric Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infantile:
 • Benign Focal Epilepsy of Infancy
 • West
Causes of Pediatric ... Seizures - Differential ... Hyperglycemia • Hypocalcemia ... • Tumours • Congenital ... #Causes #Peds #Pediatrics
Short Stature - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Variant, Normal Puberty Onset (BA = CA)
 • Familial Short
Short Stature - ... Differential Diagnosis ... Hypothyroidism • Congenital ... #ShortStature #Differential ... endocrinology #causes #pediatrics
Gitelman Syndrome Overview

What?
• Inherited (AR) hypokalemic salt-losing tubulopathies affecting the thiazide-sensitive sodium chloride cotransporter
• Gitelman's syndrome
(renal potassium ... Hypocalciuria (spot ... ratio 0.5%) Differential ... • Licorice • Congenital ... Supplement: • Potassium
Causes of Provoked Pediatric Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - "DIMS" Mnemonic
Drugs:
 • Drug overdose
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Causes of Provoked Pediatric ... Seizures - Differential ... Hyperglycemia • Hypocalcemia ... • Tumours • Congenital ... #Causes #Peds #Pediatrics