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

Hypovolemic (Intravascular volume depletion)
 - Hemorrhagic 
   • Trauma
• Severe diarrhea ... exacerbation (any cause ... obstruction to blood flow ... Eric Strong https ... #Table #CriticalCare
Heat Illnesses and Heat Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Heat Cramps:
 • Muscle pain or spasm -
Loss of sodium/Potassium ... Abdominal cramps, N/V, diarrhea ... , Vomiting, Diarrhea ... differential #diagnosis #causes ... #stroke #heatstroke
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
losses - Chronic diarrhea ... Eric Strong https ... #Magnesium #Table ... #Classification ... #Causes #Workup