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Causes of Non-Anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis - USED PART Mnemonic
U: Urinary diversion/ Ureteroenterostomy
S: Small Bowel Fistula
E:
Causes of Non-Anion ... Gap Metabolic Acidosis ... Ureteroenterostomy S: Small Bowel ... Fistula E: Extra Chloride ... D: Diarrhea P
Metabolic Alkalosis - Urinary Chloride Algorithm
Cl- responsive metabolic alkalosis
 • Kidney loss of Cl-
Algorithm Cl- ... diarrhea ... Urine chloride is ... the indicated causes ... #urine #Algorithm
Metabolic Alkalosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Urinary Chloride
 • Cl- responsive metabolic alkalosis
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... diarrhea), Sweat ... acidosis: Chronic diarrhea ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #causes #urinary
Hypochloremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Cause - Decreased Intake:
 • Low salt in diet
 • Exclusive D5W
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... NGT suction - Diarrhea ... • Fatigue Chloride ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... Pathophysiology #Nephrology #Chloride
Causes of High-anion Gap and Non-anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis
Causes of High-anion Gap Acidosis:
 • Lactic acidosis
Non-anion Gap Metabolic ... Diarrhea B. ... pancreatic or small-bowel ... ACE-Is and ARBs ... loads (ammonium chloride
What is the difference between ischemic colitis and mesenteric ischemia?
A common misnomer. Mesenteric ischemia and ischemic
What is the difference ... initial treatment algorithms ... Ischemia: • Small bowel ... tenderness, bloody diarrhea ... mesentericischemia #comparison
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
D-lactate (short bowel ... acidosis: - Diarrhea ... Acetazolamide Causes ... - Salicylates Causes ... Neuromuscular weakness (GBS
Hypokalemia Evaluation Algorithm

Before evaluating hypokalemia, life threatening complications such as arrhythmias and paralysis should be looked
Hypokalemia Evaluation Algorithm ... evaluating hypokalemia is ... wasting from other causes ... suggests extra-renal causes ... Laxative use • Diarrhea
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
injury • Gait is ... Non-compressive Spinal Cord Causes ... Toxic Metabolic: ... Behcet disease - SLE ... differential #algorithm