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Distal Renal Tubular Acidosis
Distal RTA is the true Nephrogenic RTA and can be truly divided into
the hyperkalemic types ... Type A intercalated ... cells - A Low K ... distal RTA - A high ... Trimethoprim • Low
Shock Classification and Differential Diagnosis
SHOCK
 • MAP <65, SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
 •
Shock Classification ... CO / Low SVR ... CO / High SVR, ... Sophia_Hayes_MD #Shock #Classification ... Differential #Diagnosis #Types
Hypoxia and Hypoxemia - Overview
Hypoxia - insufficient oxygen delivered to tissues to meet demands
Hypoxemia - low
blood (most common type ... the most common type ... maybe sepsis) - High ... PaO2, High SvO2 ... diagnosis #causes #pathophysiology
Shock Classification Types - Pathophysiology Comparison

Obstructive Shock:
 • Obstructive shock is characterized by a blockage in
Shock Classification ... Types - Pathophysiology ... characterized by low ... and normal or high ... #Shock #Types #Pathophysiology
Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis
Poor Intake 
 - Starvation
 - Anorexia
GI Losses 
 - Vomiting / NG
tubular acidosis (Types ... and 2, but not type ... Differential #Diagnosis #Low ... #Potassium #Table ... #Classification
Hypersensitivity Types and Their Mechanisms
Type I - lgE - Soluble antigen
 - Allergen-specific lgE antibodies bind
Hypersensitivity Types ... Their Mechanisms Type ... #Classification ... #Pathophysiology ... Diagnosis #Reactions #Table
Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... B-Cell ~90% • Low ... age range • High ... Lymphoproliferative #Disorders #Classification ... #pathophysiology
The Diagnostic Approach to Hyperkalemia
Drugs
 - Amiloride
 - Spironolactone
 - Triamterene
 - Trimethoprim
 - Pentamidine
 -
obstruction _ pHA type ... I, type II - ... transplant - SLE High ... Ketoconazole Low ... #Hyperkalemia #Algorithm
Causes of Nephrolithiasis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Radio-opaque - Calcium-containing - 90% of stones
Radiolucent - Non-calcium 10%
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... overproduction • Low ... solubility: • Low ... Hypocitraturia • RTA Type ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Thrombocytopenia and Pregnancy - TTP/HUS, HELLP Syndrome and Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Three syndromes in
with coagulation defects ... Elevated Liver tests, Low ... pre-eclampsia * High ... Severe coagulation defects ... hematology #diagnosis #table