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Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis
Poor Intake 
 - Starvation
 - Anorexia
GI Losses 
 - Vomiting / NG
Renal tubular acidosis ... (Types 1 and 2, ... but not type 4) ... #Classification ... #Causes
Renal tubular acidosis (RTA): refers to a group of conditions all of which cause the same
Renal tubular acidosis ... conditions all of which cause ... few different types ... /causes of RTA # ... RenalTubularAcidosis #Features #Table
Causes of High-anion Gap and Non-anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis
Causes of High-anion Gap Acidosis:
 • Lactic acidosis
Causes of High-anion ... Causes of High-anion ... Proximal RTA (type ... RTA (type I) ... nephron dysfunction (type
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Causes of Lactate ... The most common causes ... are listed as Type ... Elevation Type ... #typea #typeb #
Summary table of types of hypersensitivity reactions. 
Type 1
 - Mediators: lgE
 - Antigen Form: Soluble
types of hypersensitivity ... Type 1 - Mediators ... Allergen-specific lgE causes ... Eczema, Asthma Type ... of the newborn Type
The Diagnostic Approach to Hyperkalemia
Drugs
 - Amiloride
 - Spironolactone
 - Triamterene
 - Trimethoprim
 - Pentamidine
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inhibitors Other causes ... obstruction _ pHA type ... I, type II - ... diseases _ pHA type ... #differential #causes
Causes of Non-Gap Metabolic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Anion Gap (<14) (Loss of Bicarbonate) -
Causes of Non-Gap ... FE-HCO3 • RTA Type ... Low TTKG • RTA Type ... High TTKG • RTA Type ... #Causes
Causes of Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Defining the cause of hypokalemia starts by measuring urinary K
Causes of Hypokalemia ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Renal tubular acidosis ... (type 1 of 2), ... #causes #nephrology
Hypersensitivity: Definitions
 • Type I - Production of lgE Abs that bind to harmless allergens and
Definitions • Type ... allergic reaction • Type ... cell surfaces causes ... allergic reaction • Type ... exposure to allergen causes
Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PseudoHyperkalemia:
 • Lab error
 • Traumatic venipuncture
 • Hemolysis, thrombocytosis, leukocytosis
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• NSAIDs • ACE ... - Metabolic acidosis ... Failure • SLE • Type ... Seaweed, Nuts, molasses ... differential #diagnosis #causes