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Adie's Pupil
What? Unknown nature & benign
 • Regular and mildly dilated pupil (4-6mm);
 • Light-near dissociaton;
Unknown nature & benign ... Diagnosis: • CN ... Ill Palsy - abnormal ... #Pupil #PhysicalExam ... #neurology #ophthalmology
Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Extra-renal Losses:
 • Normal Acid-Base: Low intake
 • Metabolic acidosis: Gl tract
Hypokalemia - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Renovascular HTN, Renin ... #causes #potassium ... #low #nephrology
Hypokalemia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypertensive:
 • High Al, Low R - Primary aldosteronism
 • High Al, High
Hypokalemia Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... renovascular HT, Renin-secreting ... #nephrology #causes ... #low #potassium
Algorithm for patients with hypokalemia on the basis of the potassium-to-creatinine ratio in the urine
Urine K+
Liddle syndrome Low-normal ... • Distal RTA Low-normal ... #differential # ... algorithm #diagnosis ... #nephrology
Hypokalemia Evaluation Algorithm

Before evaluating hypokalemia, life threatening complications such as arrhythmias and paralysis should be looked
/Normal Blood Pressure ... #Hypokalemia #diagnosis ... #Algorithm #differential ... #potassium #nephrology ... #low
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
consciousness Differential ... Diagnosis: • ... caseyalbin #PhysicalExam ... #neurology #comatose ... #diagnosis
Propofol Frenzy on Neurological Examination

Propofol frenzy; Presented with a cluster of seizures, now on Propofol, being
on Propofol, being ... Diagnosed as Propofol ... Propofol #Frenzy #clinical ... #video #neurology ... #physicalexam
Gitelman Syndrome Overview

What?
• Inherited (AR) hypokalemic salt-losing tubulopathies affecting the thiazide-sensitive sodium chloride cotransporter
• Gitelman's syndrome
tubule (DCT) Clinical ... or low blood pressure ... ratio 0.5%) Differential ... Gitelman #Syndrome #diagnosis ... #nephrology #management