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Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis - Impaired Excretion vs Redistribution

Impaired Urinary Excretion 
 - Renal failure
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Hyperkalemia - Differential ... Other - Insulin deficiency ... - Exercise - Hyperkalemic ... DrEricStrong #Hyperkalemia ... #Differential #
Iron Panel Interpretation

Iron deficiency - ↓ Iron, ↑-nl Transferrin / TIBC, ↓ Transferrin Saturation,  ↓
Interpretation Iron deficiency ... ↓ Transferrin Saturation ... Ferritin Iron deficiency ... Interpretation #deficiency ... #diagnosis #differential
Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

#Hyperkalemia #Differential #Algorithm #Diagnosis #Nephrology
Hyperkalemia - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm #Hyperkalemia ... #Differential # ... Algorithm #Diagnosis #Nephrology
Hyperkalemia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

#Hyperkalemia #Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm #PseudoHyperkalemia #Nephrology #Causes
Hyperkalemia Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm #Hyperkalemia ... #Differential # ... PseudoHyperkalemia #Nephrology
Causes of Proximal Muscle Weakness That May Mimic Inflammatory Myopathy
 • Central or peripheral neurologic disease
or peripheral neurologic ... Sarcoidosis • Infections ... Myophosphorylase deficiency ... mimics #diagnosis #differential ... #causes #neurology
Reticulocyte Production Index = (Retic %) x (Hct / 45) / Maturation Factor
The maturation factor is
x (Hct / 45) / Maturation ... Factor The maturation ... deficiencies: Iron deficiency ... (e.g. cancer, infection ... hematology #anemia #differential
Causes of Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypovolemia, UNa > 20: 
 • Renal losses, Diuretic excess,
Hyponatremia - Differential ... hormone secretion Hypervolemia ... renal failure Hypervolemia ... #Hyponatremia #Differential ... Algorithm #Causes #nephrology
Causes of Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Increased Intake
 • Reduced Excretion (IV potassium with
Causes of Hyperkalemia ... - Differential ... Transcellular Shift #Hyperkalemia ... #Nephrology #Differential
Altered Mental Status - Differential Diagnosis
 • Neurologic: Stroke, Cerebral hypoxia, Cerebral hemorrhage, Seizure, Trauma, TBI,
Mental Status - Differential ... Diagnosis • Neurologic ... Hypercarbia, Vitamin deficiency ... Thyroid disease • Infectious ... #Status #AMS #Differential
Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PseudoHyperkalemia:
 • Lab error
 • Traumatic venipuncture
 • Hemolysis, thrombocytosis, leukocytosis
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Hyperkalemia - Differential ... paralysis - Insulin deficiency ... Mineralocorticoid deficiency ... #differential # ... potassium #high #nephrology