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Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Extra-renal Losses:
 • Normal Acid-Base: Low intake
 • Metabolic acidosis: Gl tract
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Extra-renal ... Losses: • Normal ... Bartter syndrome, Gitelman ... #nephrology
Abnormal Jugular Venous Pressure (JVP) Algorithm
Outward Wave / Peak
 • With Every Beat
Abnormal Jugular ... Pressure (JVP) Algorithm ... One Trough - 'CV ... #diagnosis #cardiology ... #physicalexam
Hypokalemia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypertensive:
 • High Al, Low R - Primary aldosteronism
 • High Al, High
Algorithm Hypertensive ... Hyperplasia • Normal ... Al, Normal R - ... Bartter's syndrome, Gitelman's ... #Algorithm #nephrology
Hypokalemia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Low intake 
• poor oral intake 

Renal loss 
• Medication 
• Hypomagnesemia 
•
Hypokalemia Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Low ... intake • poor oral ... anions • Renal tubular ... acidosis • Gitelman's
Causes of Metabolic Alkalosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
GI Losses - Gastric
 • Vomiting
 • NG suction
GI
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm GI Losses ... Losses - Impaired tubular ... Hypomagnesemia • Barrter's/Gitelman's ... #Algorithm #Causes
Metabolic Alkalosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Urinary Chloride
 • Cl- responsive metabolic alkalosis
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm - Urinary ... /low blood pressure ... Bartter syndrome, Gitelman ... diarrhea, Kidney tubular
Algorithm for patients with hypokalemia on the basis of the potassium-to-creatinine ratio in the urine
Urine K+
Algorithm for patients ... Liddle syndrome Low-normal ... • Distal RTA Low-normal ... Bartter syndrome, Gitelman ... #diagnosis #nephrology
Adie's Pupil
What? Unknown nature & benign
 • Regular and mildly dilated pupil (4-6mm);
 • Light-near dissociaton;
nature & benign • Regular ... reexposed to light; • Normal ... females Differential Diagnosis ... #Adies #Pupil #PhysicalExam ... #neurology #ophthalmology
Abnormal Jugular Venous Pressure Waveforms - Differential Diagnosis
 - Absent a wave - Atrial fibrillation, sinus
Abnormal Jugular ... - Differential Diagnosis ... waves - Large cv ... percarditis - Slow ... #PhysicalExam #
Metabolic Alkalosis - Urinary Chloride Algorithm
Cl- responsive metabolic alkalosis
 • Kidney loss of Cl-
Urinary Chloride Algorithm ... /low blood pressure ... Bartter syndrome, Gitelman ... Chloride #urine #Algorithm ... #diagnosis