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Treatment of hyperkalemia via kaliuresis 
step 1 = volume resuscitation if hypovolemic
step 2 = consider fludrocortisone
step
Treatment of hyperkalemia ... kaliuresis step 1 = volume ... to diuretic #hyperkalemia ... #criticalcare #treatment ... diuresis #nephrology #algorithm
Classification, Differential Diagnosis, and Features of Hyponatremia According to Volume Status 

Hypervolemic hypernatremia 
 - CHF
Classification, ... Hyponatremia According to Volume ... Glucocorticoid deficit - Hypokalemia ... #Hyponatremia #Classification ... Differential #Diagnosis #Table
Hyperkalemia - Management Algorithm
 • IV calcium
 • IV insulin and glucose and/or salbutamolt
 • Consider
Hyperkalemia - Management ... Algorithm • IV ... acidosis without volume ... #potassium #high ... #treatment
Physiologic Approach to Hypotonic Hyponatremia
The next time you have a case of hypotonic hyponatremia, give the
algorithm Urine ... poor response to volume ... diuresis can be high ... : Hypovolemia, Hypervolemia ... differential #diagnosis #table
Causes of Anemia by Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (<80
Mean Corpuscular Volume ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Chronic Infection) High ... #Anemia #MCV #Classification ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Adrenal Insufficiency Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical suspicion: Weakness, fatigue, nausea, musculoskeletal pain, dizziness, volume depletion, abdominal pain,
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... pain, dizziness, volume ... hyponatremia, hyperkalemia ... insufficiency likely: • High ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Diagnostic algorithm for the workup of hypercalcemia. The diagnostic workup for patients presenting with hypercalcemia rests
Diagnostic algorithm ... the workup of hypercalcemia ... calcium-creatinine ratio cutoff value ... sensitivity for correct classification ... #Differential #Algorithm
KDIGO Treatment algorithm for management of acute hyperkalemia in the emergency department
 • Place on cardiac
KDIGO Treatment ... algorithm for management ... of acute hyperkalemia ... ESKD or severe volume ... #high #nephrology
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
plasma volume transfusion ... : 33% • Treatment ... rate and/or volume ... : No • Treatment ... diagnosis #comparison #table
Algorithm for patients with hypokalemia on the basis of the potassium-to-creatinine ratio in the urine
Urine K+
Algorithm for patients ... with hypokalemia ... arterial blood volume ... syndrome #hypokalemia ... #differential #algorithm