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Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
Hypomagnesemia - ... inhibitors - Primary ... - Gitelman ... syndrome - ... Classification #Causes #Workup
Causes of Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Defining the cause of hypokalemia starts by measuring urinary K
starts by measuring urinary ... Renal K loss • Hypomagnesemia-induced ... , Gitelman's syndrome ... acid, Liddle's syndrome ... algorithm #causes #nephrology
Gitelman Syndrome - Diagnosis and Workup
Blood Work:
 - Hypokalemia
 - Hypomagnesemia
 - Metabolic Alkalosis
 - Elevated
Gitelman Syndrome ... Hypokalemia - Hypomagnesemia ... dr_missyhanna #Gitelman ... #Syndrome #Diagnosis ... #Workup #nephrology
Workup for Hypophosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Rule out spurious hypophosphatemia: paraproteinemia, acute leukemia
Measure Urine Fractional Excretion
Workup for Hypophosphatemia ... paraproteinemia, acute ... Insulin/Glucose, Acute ... Normal or High PTH: Primary ... #phosphate #nephrology
Causes of Hypokalemia
Transcellular Shifts:
 - Alkalosis, Increased plasma insulin (treatment of diabetic ketoacidosis), ß-Adrenergic agonists, Hypokalemic
Alcoholism (worsened by hypomagnesemia ... diuretic use), Gitelman's ... Fever Other: - Hypomagnesemia ... , Acute leukemia ... differential #diagnosis #nephrology
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Acute Kidney Injury ... - AKI Workup Algorithm ... urine microscopy / urinary ... calcium Optional: urinary ... Differential #Diagnosis #nephrology
Causes of Hypomagnesemia
 • Redistribution: IV glucose, Correction of diabetic ketoacidosis, IV hyperalimentation, Refeeding after starvation,
Causes of Hypomagnesemia ... after starvation, Acute ... Hypercalcemic states, Primary ... aldosteronism #Hypomagnesemia ... differential #diagnosis #nephrology
Hypophosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Appropriately Low Kidney Phosphate Excretion:
 • Decreased GI Absorption: Chronic Diarrhea, Antacids,
, Acute Respiratory ... Tumor Genesis Syndrome ... • N Vitamin D: Primary ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #nephrology ... #phosphorus #workup
Metabolic Alkalosis - Urinary Chloride Algorithm
Cl- responsive metabolic alkalosis
 • Kidney loss of Cl-
Metabolic Alkalosis - Urinary ... diuretic use, Bartter syndrome ... , Gitelman syndrome ... , Hypomagnesemia ... urine #Algorithm #nephrology
Causes of Metabolic Alkalosis: Differential Diagnosis
ECF volume contracted: urine chloride concentration <20 meq/L
 • Gastric alkalosis:
postchronic hypercapnia (acute ... > 20 meq/L • Primary ... furosemide-like lesion) • Gitelman ... syndrome (defective ... Diagnosis #Causes #nephrology