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Causes of Metabolic Alkalosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Urine chloride < 20 mmol/l - Chloride responsive (Chloride
Causes of Metabolic ... < 20 mmol/l - Chloride ... responsive (Chloride ... Bartter's Syndrome, Gitelman's ... Metabolic #Alkalosis #Causes
Metabolic Alkalosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Urinary Chloride
 • Cl- responsive metabolic alkalosis
Algorithm - Urinary Chloride ... suction, Congenital chloride ... Bartter syndrome, Gitelman ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes ... #urinary #chloride
Metabolic Alkalosis - Urinary Chloride Algorithm
Cl- responsive metabolic alkalosis
 • Kidney loss of Cl-
Alkalosis - Urinary Chloride ... Bartter syndrome, Gitelman ... use The urine chloride ... Urine chloride is ... the indicated causes
Causes of Metabolic Alkalosis - Differential Diagnosis
Chloride depletion syndromes
 • Gastrointestinal losses
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Causes of Metabolic ... Differential Diagnosis Chloride ... syndrome - Gitelman ... administration Other causes ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Hypochloremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Cause - Decreased Intake:
 • Low salt in diet
 • Exclusive D5W
Diagnosis Algorithm Cause ... intoxication Cause ... - Bartter - Gitelman ... • Fatigue Chloride ... Pathophysiology #Nephrology #Chloride
Causes of Metabolic Alkalosis: Differential Diagnosis
ECF volume contracted: urine chloride concentration <20 meq/L
 • Gastric alkalosis:
Causes of Metabolic ... contracted: urine chloride ... expanded: urine chloride ... furosemide-like lesion) • Gitelman ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
syndromes - Gitelman ... Low #Magnesium #Table ... Classification #Causes
Sensitivity is the proportion of truly diseased persons in the screened population who are identified as
correctly diagnose a case ... that any given case ... implies being able ... it has a narrow focus ... #Calculation #Table
The crusade against “Ab”Normal Saline continues.  This is a non-physiologic fluid that can harm our
this post will focus ... associated with its Chloride ... K+ in the ECF causes
Enteral Feed Formula Selection Guide

A basic guide on how to choose which enteral feed formulations and
Formulation: ↑Calorie ... Osmolar load can cause ... Formulation: ↑Calorie ... Formulation: ↑Calorie ... Formulations #Comparison #Table