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Mechanisms of Drug-Induced Hyperkalemia 
 • Direct renin inhibitor (Aliskiren)
 • Renin release inhibition (NSAIDs, Beta-Blockers)
of Drug-Induced Hyperkalemia ... #differential # ... diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #pharmacology # ... #medications #druginduced
Causes of Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Increased Loss 
 - Increased GI Loss
 - Increased Urinary
Causes of Hypokalemia ... - Differential ... Increased Cell Production ... K-ATPase which imports ... potassium #low #pathophysiology
Hypercalcemia of Malignancy - Pathophysiology
PTH-mediated
 • Parathyroid cancer
 • Ectopic production: Small cell lung cancer, ovarian
Hypercalcemia of ... Malignancy - Pathophysiology ... cancer • Ectopic production ... @kdjhaveri #Hypercalcemia ... #Differential #
Drugs Causing Acute Pancreatitis

Class Ia: The medications in which there was a rechallenge and other causes
atleast4 case reports ... published case reports ... Class IV: Weakest association ... Pancreatitis #Causes #Differential ... Diagnosis #Drugs #DrugInduced
Drug-Induced Edema
Drug-induced edema is caused by many drugs & can coincide with or worsen pre-existing peripheral
Kat_Watson #DrugInduced ... Medication #Causes #Differential ... #Pharmacology # ... Pathophysiology
Thiamine Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Clinical Manifestations

Causes of Thiamine Deficiency:
 • Poor intake:
	- Diets
Thiamine Deficiency - Differential ... : - Impaired short-term ... contraction, blood flow reduction ... Manifestations #Differential ... beriberi #nutrition #pathophysiology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
to be in ADHF starts ... from LV afterload reduction ... and afterload reduction ... #diagnosis #differential ... icu #clinical #pharmacology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Blood transfusion, Hypercalcemia ... Etiology: • Pathophysiology ... Reversible course Differential ... - 10-25% BP reduction
Gitelman Syndrome Overview

What?
• Inherited (AR) hypokalemic salt-losing tubulopathies affecting the thiazide-sensitive sodium chloride cotransporter
• Gitelman's syndrome
• Unexplained hypokalemia ... Hypocalciuria (spot ... ratio 0.5%) Differential ... nephrology #management #pathophysiology ... #Hypokalemia