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Hyperkalemia: Diagnostic algorithm
Decreased renal potassium excretion
 • Acute renal failure
 • Chronic renal failure
 • Drugs
Increased
Hyperkalemia: Diagnostic ... algorithm Decreased ... Increased potassium load ... #Diagnosis #algorithm ... #nephrology #potassium
Causes of HyperKalemia - Differential Diagnosis
Increased extracellular K+:
 • Tissue injury
 • Hemolysis
 • Rhabdomyolysis
 •
Causes of HyperKalemia ... iatrogenic K+ load ... blockers - MCW Nephrology ... MCW_Nephrology #HyperKalemia
Recurrent Polymorphic VT/Torsades de Pointes - Management Algorithm
Drugs that prolong QT interval:
 • Class 1a (quinidine,
Hypomagnesemia • Hypokalemia ... sulfate • Adult load ... infusion after load ... • Pediatric load ... evidence • Load
Polyuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Urine Output > 3L /day
Water Diuresis (Urine Osm <100 mOsm/kg)
 • Primary
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Exogenous solute load ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #causes #nephrology
Causes of Peripheral Weakness without Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Objective Weakness
 • Cardio-pulmonary disease
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Hyperreflexia • Lead ... Peripheral #Weakness #Neurology ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
KDIGO Treatment algorithm for management of acute hyperkalemia in the emergency department
 • Place on cardiac
KDIGO Treatment algorithm ... management of acute hyperkalemia ... cardiac monitor 12-lead ... #management #algorithm ... potassium #high #nephrology
Ptosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Ptosis (Greek- to fall) Drooping of the upper eyelid that usually results
Neurogenic Ptosis - Neurologic ... brainstem may lead ... Enophthalmos • Lid ... Syndrome #Ptosis #neurology ... Differential #Diagnosis #ophthalmology
Overview of approach to brain death

Pursuing a diagnosis of brain death too early may lead to
too early may lead ... brain activity on neurologic ... BrainDeath #Dead #Algorithm
Possible Causes of Altered Urine Color 

Red 
    Foods: beets, blackberries, rhubarb
Altered Urine Color ... Toxins: lead ... Differential #Diagnosis #Nephrology
Causes Abnormal Urine Color - Differential Diagnosis
Turbid White Urine (Albinuria):
 • Chyluria, Filariasis, Schistosomiasis, Malignancy, Phosphaturia,
Abnormal Urine Color ... Tuberculosis, Piuria, Lead ... Abnormal #Urine #Color ... Differential #Diagnosis #nephrology