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Hypomagnesemia (Serum level < 1.7 mg/dL)
Neuromuscular manifestations 
 • Tremor, tetany, seizures 
 • Weakness
dysrhythmias Hypokalemia ... • Renal potassium ... metabolism • Hypocalcemia ... • Parathyroid hormone ... Hypomagnesemia #Signs
Adrenal Incidentalomas: Hormone Evaluation
 • Zona Glomerulosa: Primary Hyperaldosteronism?
    - Aldosterone and renin
Incidentalomas: Hormone ... Aldosterone and renin if hypokalemia ... Zona Fasciculata: Cushing ... #Evaluation #Diagnosis ... #workup #endocrinology
Thyrotoxic Periodic Paralysis - Illness Script
 • Epidemiology: Asian men age 20-30 with hyperthyroidism of any
excess thyroid hormone ... • Symptoms/signs ... Labs/lmaging: Hypokalemia ... • Treatment: Potassium ... Periodic #Paralysis #diagnosis
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Hypertension - Workup ... previously stable values ... disorders including hypokalemia ... of hormonal excess ... or hypokalaemia
Bulimia Nervosa: Complications
GASTROINTESTINAL
 • Dehydration & inability to digest food -> Constipation
 • Recurrent vomiting exposes
and ulcers • Vagus ... ) • Overall: hypokalemia ... Cardiac Arrest #BulimiaNervosa ... pathophysiology #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms