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Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis
Poor Intake 
 - Starvation
 - Anorexia
GI Losses 
 - Vomiting / NG
Ureterosigmoidostomy Urinary ... and 2, but not type ... Low #Potassium #Table ... #Classification ... #Causes
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
inhibitors - Primary ... - Genetic defects ... Low #Magnesium #Table ... #Classification ... #Causes #Workup
Von Willebrand Disease Classification
Type 1 (Accounts for ~3/4 of cases):
 • Defect: Quantitative defect (i.e. not
Willebrand Disease Classification ... for ~3/4 of cases ... (i.e. dysfunctional ... Accounts for <5% of cases ... VonWillebrand #Disease #Classification
Causes of Hyperkalemia
l. Pseudohyperkalemia
  A Cellular efflux; thrombocytosis, erythrocytosis, leukocytosis, in vitro hemolysis
  B.
Causes of Hyperkalemia ... Hereditary defects ... Primary adrenal ... High #Potassium #Classification ... #Causes
The first step is to separate seizures by how they begin in the brain. The type
The type of seizure ... important because it affects ... , and possible causes ... Previously called primary ... Neurology #ILAE2017 #Classification
6/02/2022 UPDATE: This assay is designed to detect non-variola orthopoxviruses, including monkeypox virus. It is not
should use this algorithm ... patient meets the criteria ... The type of specimen ... See table below ... all HIGH RISK CASES
DEMYELINATING DISEASES OF THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM

What Are Demyelinating Diseases?
• Conditions that damage myelin, the protective
• Clinical Types ... Progressive (SPMS) - Primary ... bands, McDonald criteria ... autoimmune/infectious causes ... bladder/bowel dysfunction
Relapsing Polychondritis

What is it?
Recurrent inflammation of the cartilage in the body (Autoimmune disorder)

Who?
• Most frequently: 40
slightly > Males • Affects ... and fatigue Criteria ... diseases 30% of cases ... insufficiency • Cognitive dysfunction ... Antibodies to type