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Causes of Metabolic Alkalosis - Differential Diagnosis
Chloride depletion syndromes
 • Gastrointestinal losses
    -
Causes of Metabolic ... furosemide) - Bartter ... syndrome - ... administration Other causes ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Extra-renal Losses:
 • Normal Acid-Base: Low intake
 • Metabolic acidosis: Gl tract
SAME, Cushing Syndrome ... thiazide diuretics, Bartter ... syndrome, Gitelman ... syndrom, Vomiting ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Hypomagnesemia - Differential Diagnosis
Renal Causes of Hypomagnesemia - Familial:
Bartter syndrome and Gitelman syndrome, Isolated recessive hypomagnesemia,
Diagnosis Renal Causes ... Hypomagnesemia - Familial: Bartter ... syndrome and Gitelman ... syndrome, Isolated ... hypomagnesemia Renal Causes
Primary Metabolic Alkalosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Volume Depleted - 2° hyperaldosteronism
 • Low Urine Cl-: Vomiting,
Cl-: Diuretics, Bartter ... Syndrome, Gitelman ... Syndrome Volume ... , Liddle syndrome ... Algorithm #Nephrology #Causes
Causes of Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Defining the cause of hypokalemia starts by measuring urinary K
Causes of Hypokalemia ... Defining the cause ... • Diuretics, Bartter's ... syndrome, Gitelman's ... diagnosis #algorithm #causes
Causes of Metabolic Alkalosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Urine chloride < 20 mmol/l - Chloride responsive (Chloride
Causes of Metabolic ... Decreased BP = Bartter's ... Syndrome, Gitelman's ... Syndrome Dr. ... Metabolic #Alkalosis #Causes
Blood gas analysis
Metabolic alkalosis
Measured urine CI
< 10 mEq/L
Saline responsive
> 10 mEg/L
Not saline responsive
- Vomiting or NG
suction Endocrine cause ... H+ loss Renal cause ... Distant diuretics - Bartter ... syndrome - Gitelman ... syndrome - Potassium
Hypokalemia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Low intake 
• poor oral intake 

Renal loss 
• Medication 
• Hypomagnesemia 
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• Gitelman's syndrome ... • Bartter's syndrome ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Hypokalemia Evaluation Algorithm

Before evaluating hypokalemia, life threatening complications such as arrhythmias and paralysis should be looked
wasting from other causes ... suggests extra-renal causes ... Emesis, Diuretics, Bartter ... syndrome, Gitelman ... syndrome -
Hypokalemia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypertensive:
 • High Al, Low R - Primary aldosteronism
 • High Al, High
acid, Liddle's Syndrome ... R - Cushing's syndrome ... h - Diuretics, Bartter's ... syndrome, Gitelman's ... Algorithm #nephrology #causes