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Chvostek's Sign - Physical Exam - Hypocalcemia

Chvostek's sign is described as the twitching of facial muscles
Chvostek's Sign ... Hypocalcemia Chvostek's ... Chvostek's sign ... #Chvosteks #Signs
Differential Diagnosis of Hypo and Hypermagnesemia #Diagnosis #EM #IM #Differential #Hypormagnesemia #Hypermagnesemia #Ddxof
Diagnosis of Hypo and Hypermagnesemia ... #Differential #Hypormagnesemia ... #Hypermagnesemia
Reflex Testing - Causes of Hyporeflexia and Hyperreflexia
Focal Hyporeflexia: 
 • Radiculopathy, Mononeuropathy, Polyneuropathy, Acute stroke,
Reflex Testing - Causes ... Hypercalcemia, Hypermagnesemia ... Deep coma (any cause ... Hypocalcemia, Hypomagnesemia ... Hyperreflexia #Testing #Causes
Hypomagnesemia - Differential Diagnosis
Renal Causes of Hypomagnesemia - Familial:
Bartter syndrome and Gitelman syndrome, Isolated recessive hypomagnesemia,
Hypomagnesemia - ... Diagnosis Renal Causes ... of Hypomagnesemia ... Renal Causes of ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Causes of Hypomagnesemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
GI LOSS - FeMg < 2-2.5% or 24h Urine Mg
Causes of Hypomagnesemia ... CNIs • Familial hypomagnesemia ... @kdjhaveri #Hypomagnesemia ... Magnesium #Low #Causes
Causes of Altered Level of Consciousness GCS < 7 - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Brain Involvement - Hemispheric
Causes of Altered ... Hypercalcemia • Hypermagnesemia ... Hypocalcemia • Hypomagnesemia ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Hypermagnesemia
Increased magnesium load
 - Magnesium-containing laxatives, antacids, or enemas
 - Treatment of pre-edampsia/eclampsia (mothers
Causes of Hypermagnesemia ... Addison's disease) #Hypermagnesemia ... #Causes #diagnosis
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
Hypomagnesemia - ... Primary intestinal hypomagnesemia ... DrEricStrong #Hypomagnesemia ... Classification #Causes
Approach to Hypomagnesemia 

Fractional excretion of magnesium = (urine magnesium x serum creatinine)/ [0.7 (serum magnesium
Approach to Hypomagnesemia ... @NEPHKIDS1 #Hypomagnesemia ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Drugs associated with hypokalemia and hypomagnesemia

Hypokalemia
- Shift from extracellular fluid to intracellular fluid compartment
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hypokalemia and hypomagnesemia ... Topiramate Hypomagnesemia ... #hypokalemia #hypomagnesemia ... diagnosis #nephrology #Causes