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Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Transcellular Shift:
 • Alkalosis
 • ↑ beta-2 adrenergic simulation 
 • Erythropoiesis
Hypokalemia - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... intake (anorexia, dementia ... #nephrology #low ... #potassium
Differential Diagnosis: New-Onset Seizure in the Elderly

STRUCTURAL:
 • Stroke/TIA, Subdural hematoma, mass
 • Traumatic Brain Injury
Differential Diagnosis ... STRUCTURAL: • Stroke ... Hyponatremia • Hypocalcemia ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Neurology #Geriatrics
Causes of Secondary / Provoked Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Febrile
Infection
 • Sepsis
 • Encephalitis
 • Meningitis
Metabolic
- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Hyperglycemia • Hypocalcemia ... Degenerative • Dementia ... #Neurology #Differential
Causes of Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unprovoked - Epilepsy:
 • Focal: Simple, Complex
 • Generalized: Absence,
Causes of Seizures ... - Differential ... : • Vascular: Stroke ... Hypomagnesemia, Hypocalcemia ... #Causes #neurology
Altered Mental Status - Differential Diagnosis
 • Neurologic: Stroke, Cerebral hypoxia, Cerebral hemorrhage, Seizure, Trauma, TBI,
Altered Mental Status ... - Differential ... DiagnosisNeurologic ... : Stroke, Cerebral ... Cerebral hemorrhage, Seizure
Causes of Hemiplegia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cerebral Hemisphere (Contralateral motor cortex)
 • Aphasia
 • Apraxia
 •
Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Aphasia • Apraxia ... Asterognosia • Seizures ... Cognition/Confusion, Dementia ... #Hemiplegia #Neurology
Causes of Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Defining the cause of hypokalemia starts by measuring urinary K
- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... starts by measuring ... #causes #nephrology ... #potassium
Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PseudoHyperkalemia:
 • Lab error
 • Traumatic venipuncture
 • Hemolysis, thrombocytosis, leukocytosis
 •
Hyperkalemia - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... - Hyperosmolar states ... #differential # ... #nephrology
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Diagnosis Framework ... Heat injury, Heat stroke ... exertion/training - Seizures ... Toxins - Drugs - Statins ... Monitor potassium
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis and Management Summary

Trauma:
 • Immobilization, Crush iniury, Compartment syndrome, Electrical injury
Exertional:
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Heat iniury, Heat stroke ... exertion/training, Seizures ... Drugs (Statins), ... Monitor potassium ... Dialysis for severe hyperkalemia