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Causes of Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Defining the cause of hypokalemia starts by measuring urinary K
- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... suggests either secondary ... acidosis (type 1 ... #causes #nephrology
Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
Primary and Secondary ... - Differential ... taken at home, work ... disease - CKD, AKI ... #Secondary #HTN
Common causes of Acute Kidney Injury AKI - Differential Diagnosis
HEMODYNAMIC
 • Cardiac failure: Impaired forward flow,
Common causes of ... Kidney Injury AKI ... - Differential ... nephropathy • Secondary ... Injury/Necrosis (ATN
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Kidney Injury - AKI ... Workup Algorithm ... osmolarity If cause ... #Workup #Algorithm ... #causes
Guide to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

What to ask/look for: 
 - HPI, PMH, full ROS
pre-renal) - Urinary ... Atheroemboli — 1% ... #Nephrology #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Causes ... #Differential
Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypertension - BP > 140/90 (>130/80 for DM)
Hypertensive urgency
Secondary Causes ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... HTN • Onset < ... Nephritic syndrome • AKI ... #Secondary #Nephrology
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
Causes of Secondary ... Hypertension - Differential ... syndrome - Overnight 1- ... #Screening #Workup ... #table
Simplified Approach to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
1) IS THIS AN EMERGENCY? 
Is there a dialysis indication
) 1) IS THIS AN ... circulating volume, Urinary ... CONSIDER INTRINSIC CAUSES ... etiologies due to ATN ... KidneyInjury #simplified #workup
Causes of Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Once pseudohypokalemia is ruled out, causes of hypokalemia can be
- Differential ... discrete buckets: 1. ... all the time (urinary ... #Causes #workup ... #nephrology
Hypokalemia Differential Algorithm
Acidosis
 - RTA
 - Diarrhea
pH Normal 
 1. Decreased Mg 
 2. Intracellular Shift
Hypokalemia Differential ... Algorithm Acidosis ... Primary hyperaldo ... #Causes #Workup ... #Nephrology