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Hypokalemia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Low intake 
• poor oral intake 

Renal loss 
• Medication 
• Hypomagnesemia 
•
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... oral intake Renal ... loss • Medication ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Classification
Clinical Classification of Pulmonary Hypertension

1. Pulmonary arterial hypertension from pulmonary vasculopathy
Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
Heritable gene mutations
Clinical Classification ... heart disease Systolic ... dysfunction Diastolic ... dysfunction ... disorders, lenectomy Systemic
Causes, classification and compensatory responses to shock.

Shock can be caused by any pathological process that leads
Causes, classification ... intravascular volume loss ... vasodilatation, myocardial dysfunction ... permeability leads to loss ... renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
diarrhea / IBD Renal ... Loses - Medications ... tubular dysfunction ... - Familial renal ... Magnesium #Table #Classification
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
responses - Loss ... of injury - Loss ... , Scleroderma, Systemic ... Bowel and bladder dysfunction ... differential #algorithm
Causes of Hypothermia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Environmental:
 • Immersion
 • Non-lmmersion
Body Heat Loss:
 • Drugs/ Toxins
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Non-lmmersion Body Heat Loss ... Hypothyroidism • Adrenal ... Central Nervous System ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Anosmia / Smell Dysfunction - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Nasal Obstruction/ URTI:
 • Septal Deviation
 • Allergic Rhinitis
Anosmia / Smell Dysfunction ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Hypofunction • Adrenal ... #Loss #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
 •
pulmonary and renal ... central nervous system ... Anorexia • Weight loss ... • Urinalysis (Renal ... #rheumatology #classification
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Pathophysiology: 1) T-cell dysfunction ... the lymphatic system ... , and possibly renal ... appetite, weight loss ... 5-10%, nervous system
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
SLE (Systemic Lupus ... arthritis, weight loss ... Skin Disease Classification ... mild cognitive dysfunction ... APLA/LAC: • Renal