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Hypermagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism
Renal Failure 
Excessive Mg Administration 
 - Massive PO intake
Mechanisms - Tumor lysis ... Differential #Diagnosis #High ... Magnesium #Table #Causes
Causes of HyperKalemia - Differential Diagnosis
Increased extracellular K+:
 • Tissue injury
 • Hemolysis
 • Rhabdomyolysis
 •
Causes of HyperKalemia ... Rhabdomyolysis • Tumor lysis ... glycosides • High ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 • Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis ... immature blasts and high ... WBC count cause ... Pathophysiology: Lysis ... Spontaneous if high
Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PseudoHyperkalemia:
 • Lab error
 • Traumatic venipuncture
 • Hemolysis, thrombocytosis, leukocytosis
 •
phlebotomy High ... release due to cell lysis ... reaction - Tumor lysis ... differential #diagnosis #causes ... #potassium #high
Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PseudoHyperkalemia:
 • Lab error
 • Traumatic venipuncture
 • Hemolysis, thrombocytosis, leukocytosis
 •
phlebotomy High ... release due to cell lysis ... reaction - Tumor lysis ... differential #diagnosis #causes ... #potassium #high
Christmas Tree Cataract on Slit Lamp Ocular Examination

They are produced by lysis of membrane proteins induced
are produced by lysis ... proteins induced by high ... levels, which causes
Oroya Fever
Hematologic disease caused by Bartonella bacilliformis
Restricted to the Andes highlands of Peru & Ecuador
B. bacilliformis:
Hematologic disease caused ... Inflammation: high ... , ARDS ​• RBC lysis
Pathophysiology of Tumor Lysis Syndrome (TLS)
Tumor Cell Lysis
-> Release of DNA
 • Purines -> Hypoxanthine /
Pathophysiology of Tumor Lysis ... TLS) Tumor Cell Lysis ... -> Allantoin (High ... Ca-Phos nephropathy (high
Causes of Hyperkalemia
l. Pseudohyperkalemia
  A Cellular efflux; thrombocytosis, erythrocytosis, leukocytosis, in vitro hemolysis
  B.
Causes of Hyperkalemia ... Rapid tumor lysis ... Differential #Diagnosis #High ... Classification #Causes
Hyperphosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Transcellular Shift:
 • Rhabdomyolysis
 • Tumor Lysis
 • Metabolic or Respiratory Acidosis
Rhabdomyolysis • Tumor Lysis ... Hyperlipidemia • Tumor Lysis ... endocrinology #causes