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Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Extra-renal Losses:
 • Normal Acid-Base: Low intake
 • Metabolic acidosis: Gl tract
Extra-renal Losses: • Normal ... : Proximal and distal ... SAME, Cushing Syndrome ... , Gitelman syndrom ... potassium #low #nephrology
Clinical Manifestations of Gitelman Syndrome #Diagnosis #Nephrology #Gitelman #Syndrome #Manifestations #Symptoms
Clinical Manifestations ... of Gitelman Syndrome ... #Diagnosis #Nephrology ... #Gitelman #Syndrome ... Manifestations #Symptoms
Algorithm for patients with hypokalemia on the basis of the potassium-to-creatinine ratio in the urine
Urine K+
Low-normal EABV ... Proximal RTA • Distal ... RTA Low-normal ... , Gitelman syndrome ... algorithm #diagnosis #nephrology
Hypokalemia Evaluation Algorithm

Before evaluating hypokalemia, life threatening complications such as arrhythmias and paralysis should be looked
↓ Aldosterone: Syndrome ... consumption • Low/Normal ... , Gitelman syndrome ... Proximal RTA, Distal ... differential #potassium #nephrology
Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO) - Clinical Manifestations
 • Optic neuritis: Reduced visual acuity, ranging from mild to
Optica (NMO) - Clinical ... neuritis: Reduced visual ... desaturation, Scotoma, Ocular ... Manifestations #diagnosis #neurology ... #symptoms #signs
Gitelman Syndrome Overview

What?
• Inherited (AR) hypokalemic salt-losing tubulopathies affecting the thiazide-sensitive sodium chloride cotransporter
• Gitelman's syndrome
Gitelman Syndrome ... of cells on the distal ... tubule (DCT) Clinical ... Metabolic alkalosis • Normal ... #nephrology #management
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

Immune-mediated conditions affecting the Brain, Eye, and Ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in
Eye, and Ear Visual ... or auditory symptoms ... conjunction with symptoms ... MRI lesions and clinical ... #neurology #noninflammatory
Ptosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Ptosis (Greek- to fall) Drooping of the upper eyelid that usually results
think about three clinical ... Neurogenic Ptosis - Neurologic ... lens wearing • Ocular ... effect of some abnormal ... #Ptosis #neurology
Gitelman Syndrome - Diagnosis and Workup
Blood Work:
 - Hypokalemia
 - Hypomagnesemia
 - Metabolic Alkalosis
 - Elevated
Gitelman Syndrome ... excretion of Cl > 0.5% Clinical ... Renal Imaging: - Normal ... #Syndrome #Diagnosis ... #Workup #nephrology
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
• Or brainstem syndromes ... patients with clinically ... stimulation Clinical ... objective evidence of neurologic ... diagnosis #management #neurology