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Unintentional Weight Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Malnutrition:
 • Limited access to food
 • Anorexia
 • Disorders
Unintentional Weight ... Loss - Differential ... disease • Protein losing ... respiratory • CKD ... Unintentional #Weight
Estimating the Total Daily Dose (TDD) of Insulin: Weight-Based Dosing
TDD in units of insulin = N
Dosing TDD in ... N x Patient's weight ... (stage IV or V CKD ... #TDD #Insulin #dosing ... #Based #pharmacology
Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PseudoHyperkalemia:
 • Lab error
 • Traumatic venipuncture
 • Hemolysis, thrombocytosis, leukocytosis
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Hyperkalemia - Differential ... Clenching of fist during ... phlebotomy High ... Hyperkalemia: • CKD ... causes #potassium #high
Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PseudoHyperkalemia:
 • Lab error
 • Traumatic venipuncture
 • Hemolysis, thrombocytosis, leukocytosis
 •
Hyperkalemia - Differential ... Clenching of fist during ... phlebotomy High ... Hyperkalemia: • CKD ... causes #potassium #high
Risk factors for hydroxychloroquine retinopathy
 - Daily dosage > 5.0 mg/kg ABW - Largest study suggests
that ABW-based dosing ... 6.5 mg/kg IBW - Might ... years of use - High ... 1000g exposure - CKD ... stage 3, 4, or 5 CKD
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
inflammatory arthritis, weight ... complements and a high ... permanent alopecia Differential ... pancreatitis, protein-losing ... Valvular disorders • CAD