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Hyperkalemia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
R/O Pseudo-hyperkalemia:
 • Possible Lab error! Alwavs Repeat Blood sample!
 • Leukocytosis, Thrombocytosis:
• Possible Lab error ... TTKG should be high ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes ... #potassium #high
USMLE Epidemiology and Biostatistics Summary
Meta-Analysis: pools data from several studies (greater power), limited by quality/bias of
Epidemiology and Biostatistics ... Affected by random error ... by systematic error ... true Type II (β) error ... #Epidemiology #Biostatistics
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
hypovolaemia or combined causes ... • Exclude high ... have made a drug error ... Pneumothorax and/or high ... o Endocrine cause
Causes of HyperKalemia - Differential Diagnosis
Increased extracellular K+:
 • Tissue injury
 • Hemolysis
 • Rhabdomyolysis
 •
Causes of HyperKalemia ... glycosides • High ... transfusion • Error ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PseudoHyperkalemia:
 • Lab error
 • Traumatic venipuncture
 • Hemolysis, thrombocytosis, leukocytosis
 •
PseudoHyperkalemia: • Lab error ... phlebotomy High ... differential #diagnosis #causes ... #potassium #high
Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PseudoHyperkalemia:
 • Lab error
 • Traumatic venipuncture
 • Hemolysis, thrombocytosis, leukocytosis
 •
PseudoHyperkalemia: • Lab error ... phlebotomy High ... differential #diagnosis #causes ... #potassium #high
Intraoperative  Bradycardia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Bradycardia in theatre should not be treated as
Guidelines for Crises ... have made a drug error ... Consider known drug causes ... Also consider: high ... Guidelines for crises
Causes of Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 • Cellular Shift:
   - Exercise
Causes of Hyperkalemia ... hyperkalemia: Blood draw error ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes ... #potassium #high
A detailed diagram illustrating the feedback loop for human blood sugar regulation. The central components are
cells labeled "High ... Blood Sugar" and "Raises ... cells (yellow arrows ... ), leading to "Raises ... Blue arrows show
Concentrated Insulin

Developed with the goal of easing therapy by reducing the volume & number of injections
injections and in some cases ... risk of dosing errors ... • High patient