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Metabolic Alkalosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Urinary Chloride
 • Cl- responsive metabolic alkalosis
- Differential ... diarrhea), Sweat ... Bartter syndrome, Gitelman ... syndrome, Hypomagnesemia ... #Differential #
Metabolic Alkalosis - Urinary Chloride Algorithm
Cl- responsive metabolic alkalosis
 • Kidney loss of Cl-
diarrhea ... Bartter syndrome, Gitelman ... syndrome, Hypomagnesemia ... of sodium and potassium ... Algorithm #nephrology #differential
Gitelman Syndrome Overview

What?
• Inherited (AR) hypokalemic salt-losing tubulopathies affecting the thiazide-sensitive sodium chloride cotransporter
• Gitelman's syndrome
• Metabolic alkalosis ... wasting) • Hypomagnesemia ... ratio 0.5%) Differential ... diarrhea Potential ... Supplement: • Potassium
Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis
Poor Intake 
 - Starvation
 - Anorexia
GI Losses 
 - Vomiting / NG
NG drainage - Diarrhea ... - Polyuria - Hypomagnesemia ... Catecholamines - Alkalosis ... Diagnosis #Low #Potassium ... #Table #Classification
Causes of Metabolic Alkalosis: Differential Diagnosis
ECF volume contracted: urine chloride concentration <20 meq/L
 • Gastric alkalosis:
: Differential Diagnosis ... diarrhea (congenital ... furosemide-like lesion) • Gitelman ... other • Severe potassium ... #Differential #