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Metabolic Alkalosis - Urinary Chloride Algorithm
Cl- responsive metabolic alkalosis
 • Kidney loss of Cl-
diarrhea ... alkalosis • Normal/low ... ketoacidosis • Alcoholic ... urine #Algorithm #nephrology ... #differential #diagnosis
Metabolic Alkalosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Urinary Chloride
 • Cl- responsive metabolic alkalosis
- Differential Diagnosis ... diarrhea), Sweat ... - Normal/low ... ketoacidosis, Alcoholic ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Hypochloremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Cause - Decreased Intake:
 • Low salt in diet
 • Exclusive D5W
- Differential Diagnosis ... Decreased Intake: • Low ... NGT suction - Diarrhea ... Pathophysiology #Nephrology ... #Chloride
Normal Anion-Gap Acidosis (NAGMA) - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Workup

NAGMA
- Chem, ABG or VBG
- Calculate Anion
- Differential Diagnosis ... Chloride Intoxication ... Loss of HCO3 - Diarrhea ... NonAnionGap #Acidosis #Metabolic ... #Workup #nephrology
Causes of High-anion Gap and Non-anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis
Causes of High-anion Gap Acidosis:
 • Lactic acidosis
Ketoacidosis: Diabetic, Alcoholic ... Diarrhea B. ... loads (ammonium chloride ... #differential #diagnosis ... #causes #nephrology
Gitelman Syndrome Overview

What?
• Inherited (AR) hypokalemic salt-losing tubulopathies affecting the thiazide-sensitive sodium chloride cotransporter
• Gitelman's syndrome
alkalosis • Normal or low ... Hypochloremic metabolic ... diarrhea Potential ... Gitelman #Syndrome #diagnosis ... #nephrology #management