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Potassium-Binding Agents to Treat Hyperkalemia
Sodium zirconium cyclosilicate (Lokelma):
 • Mechanism: Preferentially captures K in exchange for
Potassium-Binding ... Intestinal necrosis; electrolyte ... patients sensitive to high ... aspiration #Potassium #Binding ... #pharmacology #table
Heat Illnesses and Heat Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Heat Cramps:
 • Muscle pain or spasm -
Dehydration and electrolyte ... High body temperatures ... Ataxia • Lab Findings ... Hypocalcemia - Hyperkalemia ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Physiologic Approach to Hypotonic Hyponatremia
The next time you have a case of hypotonic hyponatremia, give the
time you have a case ... normal volume-based algorithm ... diuresis can be high ... : Hypovolemia, Hypervolemia ... differential #diagnosis #table
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Epidemiology 1) High ... hyperphosphatemia, hypercalcemia ... symptoms are not caused ... incidental CXR finding ... Self-limiting, chronic but stable
Bulimia Nervosa: Complications
GASTROINTESTINAL
 • Dehydration & inability to digest food -> Constipation
 • Recurrent vomiting exposes
ENDOCRINE • Binging ... on foods high in ... hormone levels cause ... from long-term electrolyte ... ) • Overall: hypokalemia