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Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis
Poor Intake 
 - Starvation
 - Anorexia
GI Losses 
 - Vomiting / NG
and 2, but not type ... 4) - Salt wasting ... Low #Potassium #Table ... #Classification ... #Causes
Type 2 Diabetes - Screening, Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Lifestyle  Modifications (Diet and Exercise) -> Start
Type 2 Diabetes ... - Screening, Diagnosis ... and Management ... • Secondary Causes ... #DMII #Classification
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
Causes of Secondary ... Testing Common ... causes: • Renal ... agent Uncommon causes ... #Screening #Workup
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
Excessive GI losses ... Familial renal Mg wasting ... Low #Magnesium #Table ... #Classification ... #Causes #Workup
Algorithm regarding the diagnosis and treatment of Hereditary Hemochromatosis HH. 

Step 1: In the patient with
elevated, HFE gene testing ... out additional causes ... evaluation for other causes ... If other causes ... #diagnosis #management
Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease 

24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
Recommended initial testing ... recommended for routine screening ... infections are common causes ... cryoglobulinemias (types ... #workup #diagnosis
Post-Transplantation Lymphoproliferative Disorders (PTLD)
Definition: Lymphoid and/or plasmacytic proliferations that occur as a result of immunosuppression in
immunosuppression in the setting ... by transplant type ... Diagnosis and classification ... to 50% of PTLD cases ... oncology #diagnosis #management
Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease
1) 24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
Recommended initial testing ... recommended for routine screening ... infections are common causes ... cryoglobulinemias (types ... glomerular #disease #workup
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
ASA class If ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... Risk Stratify Type ... What is the type ... medical and surgical management
Pheochromocytoma - Diagnosis and Management Summary
10 percent rule = 10% of pheochromocytomas are extra-adrenal, multiple, bilateral,
malignant, pediatric cases ... • Classic triad ... incidentaloma/periodic screening ... and panic attack-type ... glucose, apparent type