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Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
Familial renal Mg wasting ... Differential #Diagnosis #Low ... #Magnesium #Table ... #Classification ... #Causes #Workup
Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis
Poor Intake 
 - Starvation
 - Anorexia
GI Losses 
 - Vomiting / NG
type 4) - Salt wasting ... Differential #Diagnosis #Low ... #Potassium #Table ... #Classification ... #Causes
Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease 

24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
Recommended initial testing ... in monitoring low-level ... recommended for routine screening ... #glomerular #testing ... #workup #diagnosis
A priority in this project was to appropriately stratify participants into a low, medium, or high-intensity
participants into a low ... group-based exercise class ... The classification ... The algorithm is ... #Fall #Risk #Screening
Suggested diagnostic approach to a patient with exudative ascites. Low ascitic fluid protein should direct practitioners
Low ascitic fluid ... Although nonhepatic causes ... obstruction, nephrotic ... ascites #diagnosis #workup ... #algorithm #differential
Volume Based Approach to Hyponatremia
Hypovolemic, Serum uric acid >4
 • Urine Na <20: Extra-renal losses
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Cerebral salt wasting ... Hypothyroidism, Low ... failure, Cirrhosis, Nephrotic ... #Hyponatremia #algorithm ... diagnosis #sodium #low
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 ... Cerebral Salt Wasting ... failure, Cirrhosis, Nephrotic ... differential #diagnosis #table
Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease
1) 24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
Recommended initial testing ... in monitoring low-level ... recommended for routine screening ... glomerular #disease #workup ... #nephritis
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
Causes of Secondary ... Diagnosis and Screening ... Testing Common ... #Screening #Workup ... #table
Commonly Used Diagnostic Tests for Celiac Disease

Tissue transglutaminase (tTG) IgA antibodies
 - Most reliable noninvasive test
and first-level screening ... negative if on low-gluten ... Celiac #Disease #Testing ... Tests #Diagnosis #Workup ... #Table