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Hyperkalemia: Diagnostic algorithm
Decreased renal potassium excretion
 • Acute renal failure
 • Chronic renal failure
 • Drugs
Increased
Hyperkalemia: Diagnostic algorithm ... Diabetic Nephropathy Renin ... Normal, Renin High ... Hyperkalemia #Diagnosis #algorithm ... #nephrology #potassium
Causes of Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Increased Loss 
 - Increased GI Loss
 - Increased Urinary
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... imports K+ into cells ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #causes #potassium ... #low #pathophysiology
Hyperkalemia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
R/O Pseudo-hyperkalemia:
 • Possible Lab error! Alwavs Repeat Blood sample!
 • Leukocytosis, Thrombocytosis:
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Thrombocytosis: cells ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #causes #potassium ... #high #pathophysiology
Hypokalemia Evaluation Algorithm

Before evaluating hypokalemia, life threatening complications such as arrhythmias and paralysis should be looked
Hypokalemia Evaluation Algorithm ... treated with IV potassium ... Hypokalemia #diagnosis #Algorithm ... #differential #potassium ... #nephrology #low
Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Extra-renal Losses:
 • Normal Acid-Base: Low intake
 • Metabolic acidosis: Gl tract
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Renovascular HTN, Renin ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #causes #potassium ... #low #nephrology
Algorithm for patients with hypokalemia on the basis of the potassium-to-creatinine ratio in the urine
Urine K+
Algorithm for patients ... the basis of the potassium-to-creatinine ... hypokalemia #urine #potassium ... #differential #algorithm ... #diagnosis #nephrology
Hypokalemia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypertensive:
 • High Al, Low R - Primary aldosteronism
 • High Al, High
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... renovascular HT, Renin-secreting ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #nephrology #causes ... #low #potassium
Causes of Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Defining the cause of hypokalemia starts by measuring urinary K
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... renovascular HT, Renin-secreting ... differential #diagnosis #algorithm ... #causes #nephrology ... #potassium
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: Pathogenesis and Medications
Aging
 -> Increased Testosterone -> Testosterone metabolized into DHT by type
Benign Prostatic ... testicular Leydig cells ... inflammation #BPH #Benign ... Hyperplasia #Prostate #Pathophysiology ... #Pharmacology #Urology
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Hormonal alterations (result of aging process)
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Benign Prostatic ... within prostate cells ... stones #BPH #Benign ... Hyperplasia #Prostate #Pathophysiology ... #Urology #Signs