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Causes of Hyperkalemia - Reduced Excretion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Reduced flow through distal nephron - TTKG
Causes of Hyperkalemia ... - Differential Diagnosis ... #Hyperkalemia #IntercellularShift ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes
Simplified Approach to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
1) IS THIS AN EMERGENCY? 
Is there a dialysis indication
Simplified Approach to Acute ... : Hypovolemia, Low ... obstruction: • Trial ... you confirmed diagnosis ... simplified #workup #diagnosis
Algorithmic Approach to Acute Interstitial Nephritis
When to suspect AIN? (not sensitive)
 • AKI, AKD, rapidly progressive
Algorithmic Approach ... to Acute Interstitial ... oliguria • Classic triad ... MatthewHoMD #Acute ... #nephrology #diagnosis
Pulse Abnormalities - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unequal/DeIayed:
 • Obstructive arterial disease (ie. Atherosclerosis)
 • Aortic dissection
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Unequal ... tamponade • AECOPD/ Acute ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #causes
Causes of Dysarthria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Lower Motor Neuron - Slow, Low Volume, Breathy Speech, Tongue
- Differential Diagnosis ... Disorder Extra-Pyramidal ... #Dysarthria #Neurology ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Hyperkalemia - Intercellular Shift - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Transcellular Shift - Appropriate renal excretion (GFR,
Causes of Hyperkalemia ... - Differential Diagnosis ... , TTKG, distal flow ... #Hyperkalemia #IntercellularShift ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Tinnitus - Objective (can be heard/auscultated) - 10% - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Vascular - Arterial:
 • Atherosclerosis
- Differential Diagnosis ... - Arterial: • ... Hypertension • Acute ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Causes
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
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spine • MCC- acute ... symptoms: • Severe low ... Differential Diagnosis ... #differential #diagnosis ... #causes #neurology
Dysphagia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Symptom | Diagnosis
• Solid-food dysphagia present for months to years | Mechanical
- Differential Diagnosis ... Mediastinal mass, Left atrial ... • Muscular or neurologic ... weight loss or acute ... the underlying cause