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Hepatorenal Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Who gets HRS?
 • Decompensated cirrhosis
 • Typically with existing
Hepatorenal Syndrome ... - Diagnosis and ... a precipitant: Medications ... , Alcohol abuse, ... Side effects: Diarrhea
Causes of Hypomagnesemia
Redistribution:
 - IV glucose
 - Correction of diabetic ketoacidosis
 - IV hyperalimentation
 - Refeeding
biliary fistula - Diarrhea ... Ketoacidosis - Saline ... intoxication - Alcohol ... Hypomagnesemia #Causes #diagnosis ... #differential #medications
Causes of Hypomagnesemia
 • Redistribution: IV glucose, Correction of diabetic ketoacidosis, IV hyperalimentation, Refeeding after starvation,
biliary fistula, Diarrhea ... Ketoacidosis, Saline ... renal disease • Drugs ... intoxication, Alcohol ... #differential #diagnosis
Risk Factors and Signs of Copper Deficiency
Risk Factors:
 • Gastrointestinal: Previous upper bowel resection/bariatric surgery, Inflammatory
disease, Chronic diarrhoea ... , Short bowel syndrome ... Cystic fibrosis • Medications ... dental fixatives, Treatment ... nutrition, Excess alcohol
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Electrolyte abnormality, Medication ... /Drug toxicity, ... disturbance, External lines ... epilepticus Treatment ... underlying cause • Treatment
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
circulation If drugs ... - Compartment syndrome ... Hypoglycemia - Alcohol ... • Type B2: Drugs ... - HIV/HAART medications
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
sex • Metabolic syndrome ... • Medications ... • Weight loss, alcohol ... comorbidities/drug ... gout • Oral drug