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Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis
Poor Intake 
 - Starvation
 - Anorexia
GI Losses 
 - Vomiting / NG
Hypokalemia - Differential ... Ureterosigmoidostomy Urinary ... #Diagnosis #Low ... #Potassium #Table ... #Classification
Distal Renal Tubular Acidosis
Distal RTA is the true Nephrogenic RTA and can be truly divided into
cells - A Low K ... Ifosfamide, topiramate, CA ... Trimethoprim • Low ... Hypoaldosteronism (classic ... RTA #diagnosis #differential
The Diagnostic Approach to Hyperkalemia
Drugs
 - Amiloride
 - Spironolactone
 - Triamterene
 - Trimethoprim
 - Pentamidine
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High Renin - Primary ... Ketoconazole Low ... #Hyperkalemia #Algorithm ... #diagnosis #differential ... #causes
Antiarrhythmics - Vaughan Williams Classification:
CLASS 1 - Sodium Channel Blockers:
 • MOA: Block fast Na+ channels
Vaughan Williams Classification ... channel blocking effects ... Block K+ channels (primarily ... receptors, and Ca ... #Pharmacology #Classification
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
inhibitors - Primary ... - Genetic defects ... #Diagnosis #Low ... #Magnesium #Table ... #Classification
Antiarrhythmics Pharmacology Summary
Cardiac Conduction Phases:
Phase 0 - Ventricular Depolarization:
 • Na+ channels open leading to a
Ca++ influx to ... Vaughan Williams Classification ... channel blocking effects ... Block K+ channels (primarily ... #Pharmacology #Classification
Causes of Nephrolithiasis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Radio-opaque - Calcium-containing - 90% of stones
Radiolucent - Non-calcium 10%
- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... of stones: • Urinary ... solubility: • Low ... Hypocitraturia • RTA Type
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... LV failure - Low ... B3: Hereditary Defects ... myopathies - Defects ... classification
Physiologic Approach to Hypotonic Hyponatremia
The next time you have a case of hypotonic hyponatremia, give the
normal volume-based algorithm ... can be high or low ... water intake (Primary ... #Hyponatremia #differential ... #diagnosis #table
The first step is to separate seizures by how they begin in the brain. The type
The type of seizure ... important because it affects ... , and possible causes ... Previously called primary ... Neurology #ILAE2017 #Classification