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Hypochloremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Cause - Decreased Intake:
 • Low salt in diet
 • Exclusive D5W
Hypochloremia - ... Differential Diagnosis ... Decreased Intake: • Low ... NGT suction - Diarrhea ... - Gitelman SIGNS
What is the difference between ischemic colitis and mesenteric ischemia?
A common misnomer. Mesenteric ischemia and ischemic
to nonocclusive low ... & tenderness, bloody ... diarrhea • Tx ... mesentericischemia #comparison ... #differences #diagnosis
Blood Product Transfusions One Pager Summary
Type and screen - determines blood type and detects in recipient
Blood Product Transfusions ... cutaneous eruptions, diarrhea ... Hypothermia: Due to low ... #Transfusions #diagnosis ... #management #hematology
Blood Transfusion Reactions

Immune Mediated:
 • Febrile Non-Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction (FNHTR): Most common immune reaction to transfusion.
Blood Transfusion ... cutaneous eruptions, diarrhea ... Hypothermia: Due to low ... #Transfusion #diagnosis ... #management #hematology
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
• CT: Halo sign ... (It's usually low ... Chest pain, cough, bloody ... pain, chronic diarrhea ... vomiting, and diarrhea
Bulimia Nervosa: Complications
GASTROINTESTINAL
 • Dehydration & inability to digest food -> Constipation
 • Recurrent vomiting exposes
acids elevated blood ... hormonal imbalances (low ... loss of HCO3- in diarrhea ... pathophysiology #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms
Gitelman Syndrome Overview

What?
• Inherited (AR) hypokalemic salt-losing tubulopathies affecting the thiazide-sensitive sodium chloride cotransporter
• Gitelman's syndrome
alkalosis • Normal or low ... blood pressure ... Hypomagnesemia • Hypochloremic ... Congenital chloride diarrhea ... Gitelman #Syndrome #diagnosis
Diffuse Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma)
 - Pulmonary Fibrosis -> Crackles, Abnormal CXR
 - Pulmonary Hypertension, Right Heart
overgrowth -> diarrhea ... flow into extremities ... extracted from blood ... pathophysiology #signs ... #symptoms #diagnosis