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Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis ... Renin/Aldosterone, RTA ... tourniquet / IVF line draw ... Elimination (see Table ... #nephrology #K
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
- Differential Diagnosis ... Treatment of underlying ... per day until stable ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #nephrology
Gitelman Syndrome Overview

What?
• Inherited (AR) hypokalemic salt-losing tubulopathies affecting the thiazide-sensitive sodium chloride cotransporter
• Gitelman's syndrome
Hypocalciuria (spot ... tubular acidosis (RTA ... Rhabdomyolysis Treatment ... Gitelman #Syndrome #diagnosis ... #nephrology #management
This is a suprasternal notch view demonstrating an aortic flap in a patient with a Stanford
old was a truck driver ... the confirmatory CTA ... and standard treatment ... for a more rapid diagnosis ... SuprasternalNotch #AorticFlap #Aorta
Relapsing Polychondritis

What is it?
Recurrent inflammation of the cartilage in the body (Autoimmune disorder)

Who?
• Most frequently: 40
Large vessels (aorta ... Heart failure • Renal ... Diagnosis: ... affected tissue Treatment ... #rheumatology #diagnosis