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Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis
Poor Intake 
 - Starvation
 - Anorexia
GI Losses 
 - Vomiting / NG
Hypokalemia - Differential ... NG drainage - Diarrhea ... #Hypokalemia #Differential ... Diagnosis #Low #Potassium ... #Table #Classification
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification

Hypovolemic (Intravascular volume depletion)
 - Hemorrhagic 
   • Trauma
Shock - Differential ... Diagnosis by Classification ... • Severe diarrhea ... obstruction to blood ... #Diagnosis #Classification
Diarrhea Workup and Management Algorithm in Transplant Patients
First Tier Microbiologic-Testing:
1. C. difficile PCR (Stool)
2. CMV qPCR
Diarrhea Workup ... CMV qPCR (Serum/Blood ... Ova and Parasite ... testing negative and diarrhea ... Transplant #diagnosis #differential
Hypokalemia Evaluation Algorithm

Before evaluating hypokalemia, life threatening complications such as arrhythmias and paralysis should be looked
treated with IV potassium ... Laxative use • Diarrhea ... losses: • High Blood ... • Low/Normal Blood ... diagnosis #Algorithm #differential
Metabolic Alkalosis - Urinary Chloride Algorithm
Cl- responsive metabolic alkalosis
 • Kidney loss of Cl-
Congenital chloride diarrhea ... • Normal/low blood ... acidosis due to diarrhea ... of sodium and potassium ... Algorithm #nephrology #differential
Algorithm for patients with hypokalemia on the basis of the potassium-to-creatinine ratio in the urine
Urine K+
the basis of the potassium-to-creatinine ... Gastrointestinal loss: Diarrhea ... effective arterial blood ... hypokalemia #urine #potassium ... #differential #
Blood Product Transfusions One Pager Summary
Type and screen - determines blood type and detects in recipient
Blood Product Transfusions ... screen - determines blood ... donors (due to anti-HLA ... cutaneous eruptions, diarrhea ... potassium from
Blood Transfusion Reactions

Immune Mediated:
 • Febrile Non-Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction (FNHTR): Most common immune reaction to transfusion.
Blood Transfusion ... the banked donor blood ... donors (due to anti-HLA ... cutaneous eruptions, diarrhea ... potassium from
Causes of Hypokalemia
I. Decreased intake
   A. Starvation
   B. Clay ingestion
II. Redistribution into
administration (red blood ... factor (white blood ... Gastrointestinal loss (diarrhea ... #Hypokalemia #Differential ... #Classification
Bulimia Nervosa: Complications
GASTROINTESTINAL
 • Dehydration & inability to digest food -> Constipation
 • Recurrent vomiting exposes
acids elevated blood ... imbalances (low FSH and LH ... loss of HCO3- in diarrhea ... Cardiac Arrest #BulimiaNervosa