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Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PseudoHyperkalemia:
 • Lab error
 • Traumatic venipuncture
 • Hemolysis, thrombocytosis, leukocytosis
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• Hemolysis, thrombocytosis ... and edema • Jaundice ... - Tumor lysis syndrome ... Failure • SLE • Type ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
/ hypoxemia -> focus ... before beginning treatment ... Elevation Type ... - Compartment syndrome ... 30mmHg) - Severe anemia
Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PseudoHyperkalemia:
 • Lab error
 • Traumatic venipuncture
 • Hemolysis, thrombocytosis, leukocytosis
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• Hemolysis, thrombocytosis ... and edema • Jaundice ... - Tumor lysis syndrome ... Failure • SLE • Type ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
group of disorders caused ... skin that are caused ... Out Secondary Causes ... factor (GCSF) treatments ... #diagnosis #hematology
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
-> AML: Blast crises ... basophilia, and thrombocytosis ... - infiltrates (anemia ... • Tumor lysis syndrome ... Intracellular Urate, Potassium
Acute Retroviral Syndrome
Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the symptomatic presentation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection

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mononucleosis/flu type ... - Liver enzyme elevation ... 14%), in which case ... enzymes ↑ • Mild anemia ... antibody test) Treatment
Causes of Hyperkalemia
l. Pseudohyperkalemia
  A Cellular efflux; thrombocytosis, erythrocytosis, leukocytosis, in vitro hemolysis
  B.
Causes of Hyperkalemia ... Cellular efflux; thrombocytosis ... ), sickle cell anemia ... antiphospholipid syndrome ... Diagnosis #High #Potassium