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Causes of Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Defining the cause of hypokalemia starts by measuring urinary K
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... suggests either secondary ... • Renal tubular ... Hyperaldosteronism • Secondary ... differential #diagnosis #algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Pre-Renal:
 • Hypovolemia, Cardiorenal, Distributive Shock, HRS, Hypercalcemia, Renal
Kidney Injury (AKI ... : • Hypovolemia ... Abdominal Compartment Syndrome ... Medicine @SCVMCMed #AKI ... nephrology #causes #algorithm
Causes of Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Syndrome of Inappropriate ADH - Euvolemic; no physiologic stimulus to
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Syndrome of Inappropriate ... Malignancy True hypovolemia ... GI losses • Renal ... • Reduced GFR, AKI
Causes of Hyperkalemia - Reduced Excretion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Reduced flow through distal nephron - TTKG
Causes of Hyperkalemia ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... failure • AKI ... • NSAlDs #Hyperkalemia ... #IntercellularShift
Causes of Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Syndrome of Inappropriate ADH - Euvolemic; no physiologic stimulus to
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Syndrome of Inappropriate ... Malignancy True hypovolemia ... GI losses • Renal ... • Reduced GFR, AKI
Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypertension - BP > 140/90 (>130/80 for DM)
Hypertensive urgency
Secondary Causes ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... multi-drug resistance) Renal ... • AKI/CKD Mineralocorticoid ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
Primary and Secondary ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... disease - CKD, AKI ... excess (Cushing syndrome ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Hyperkalemia - Intercellular Shift - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Transcellular Shift - Appropriate renal excretion (GFR,
Causes of Hyperkalemia ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Tumor Lysis Syndrome ... • Digoxin #Hyperkalemia ... #IntercellularShift
Physiologic Approach to Hypotonic Hyponatremia
The next time you have a case of hypotonic hyponatremia, give the
normal volume-based algorithm ... deficiency, Post-AKI ... Losses (AKI, Post-AKI ... Present (Uosm ≥100): Hypovolemia ... Cirrhosis, Nephrotic syndrome