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Hypocalcemia Workup - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Low Magnesium, High Magnesium - Functional Hypoparathyroidism
 • High
Hypocalcemia Workup - Differential ... resistance, Vitamin D deficiency ... Phosphate - Vitamin D deficiency ... metastases, Hungry bone syndrome ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #nephrology
Workup for Hypophosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Rule out spurious hypophosphatemia: paraproteinemia, acute leukemia
Measure Urine Fractional Excretion
Hypophosphatemia - Differential ... Niacin, Vitamin D deficiency ... • Normal or High ... Low PTH: - High ... Workup #phosphate #nephrology
Criss-Cross Gait on Physical Exam 

Seen in Glucose Transporter type 1 Deficiency Syndrome

#CrissCross #Criss #Cross #Gait
Transporter type 1 Deficiency ... Syndrome #CrissCross ... #Cross #Gait #PhysicalExam ... clinical #video #neurology ... #GLUT1 #deficiency
Causes of Metabolic Alkalosis - Differential Diagnosis
Chloride depletion syndromes
 • Gastrointestinal losses
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Metabolic Alkalosis - Differential ... Chloride depletion syndromes ... chloridorrhea - High-volume ... inhibition or deficiency ... Metabolic #Alkalosis #Differential
Hypophosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Appropriately Low Kidney Phosphate Excretion:
 • Decreased GI Absorption: Chronic Diarrhea, Antacids,
Hypophosphatemia - Differential ... Binders, Vitamin D Deficiency ... Inappropriately High ... Vitamin D: Vit D Deficiency ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #nephrology
Algorithm for patients with hypokalemia on the basis of the potassium-to-creatinine ratio in the urine
Urine K+
mmol creatinine) High ... Low-normal EABV, High ... piperacillin • High ... urine #potassium #differential ... algorithm #diagnosis #nephrology
Hypocalcemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Low and High Phosphate
LOW PHOSPHATE
 - Low/NormaI PTH
Hypocalcemia - Differential ... • Vitamin D Deficiency ... Phenytoin, Nephrotic Syndrome ... alpha-hydroxylase Deficiency ... #Hypocalcemia #Differential
Workup of Hypercalcemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
High or Normal PTH:
 • Hyperparathyroidism: Parathyroid adenoma, Parathyroid hyperplasia,
Hypercalcemia - Differential ... disease, Milk Alkali Syndrome ... disease, Viral Syndromes ... Hypercalcemia #Differential ... Algorithm #Workup #nephrology
Causes of Metabolic Alkalosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
GI Losses - Gastric
 • Vomiting
 • NG suction
GI
Metabolic Alkalosis - Differential ... Licorice • Liddle's Syndrome ... • Enzyme deficiency ... MetabolicAlkalosis #NonGap #Nephrology ... #Differential #
Causes of Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypovolemia, UNa > 20: 
 • Renal losses, Diuretic excess,
Hyponatremia - Differential ... Mineral corticoid deficiency ... , Salt-losing deficiency ... #Hyponatremia #Differential ... Algorithm #Causes #nephrology