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Causes of Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Defining the cause of hypokalemia starts by measuring urinary K
starts by measuring urinary ... either secondary or primary ... tubular acidosis (type ... Gitelman's syndrome • Primary ... #causes #nephrology
Types of Urinary Incontinence
 - Stress Incontinence - The urethral sphincter is weakened so that transient
Types of Urinary ... - Overflow Incontinence ... #Urinary #Incontinence ... #Types #Classification ... #Causes #diagnosis
Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis
Poor Intake 
 - Starvation
 - Anorexia
GI Losses 
 - Vomiting / NG
Ureterosigmoidostomy Urinary ... and 2, but not type ... Low #Potassium #Table ... #Classification ... #Causes
Classification of Diabetes Insipidus

Central or neurogenic diabetes insipidus:
 - Congenital - Structural malformations affecting the hypothalamus
- Acquired - Primary ... - Acquired - Primary ... uropathy, Metabolic causes ... demeclocycline) Primary ... #Types #Nephrology
Causes of Nephrolithiasis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Radio-opaque - Calcium-containing - 90% of stones
Radiolucent - Non-calcium 10%
Causes of Nephrolithiasis ... of stones: • Urinary ... Hypocitraturia • RTA Type ... Nephrolithiasis #Nephrology ... #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 ... water intake (Primary ... differential #diagnosis #table ... #sodium #nephrology
The first step is to separate seizures by how they begin in the brain. The type
The type of seizure ... , and possible causes ... Previously called primary ... #Diagnosis #Neurology ... #ILAE2017 #Classification