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Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
GI losses - Chronic ... Loses - Medications ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Low # ... #Causes #Workup
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
Suspect: Clinical ... Skin Disease Classification ... permanent alopecia Differential ... with Lupus: • Chronic ... activation and/or medications
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
of Circulatory System ... LV failure - Low ... • Type B1: - Diabetes ... - HIV/HAART medications ... #Diagnosis #causes
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
 •
Eosinophilia, asthma, chronic ... tract, and often causes ... Diagnosis: Systemic ... • Complement (Low ... #classification
Causes of Hyperkalemia
l. Pseudohyperkalemia
  A Cellular efflux; thrombocytosis, erythrocytosis, leukocytosis, in vitro hemolysis
  B.
lupus erythematosus ... heparin, low-molecular-weight ... #Hyperkalemia #Differential ... #Diagnosis #High ... #Potassium #Classification