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Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PseudoHyperkalemia:
 • Lab error
 • Traumatic venipuncture
 • Hemolysis, thrombocytosis, leukocytosis
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... Hyperkalemia: • CKD ... • Trauma/Crush injury ... Failure • SLE • Type ... #high #nephrology
Acute Kidney Injury - Classification
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration
 • Heart failure (a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome)
 • Liver failure
Acute Kidney Injury ... - Classification ... causes: sepsis, meds ... #Injury #Classification ... #diagnosis #nephrology
Guide to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

What to ask/look for: 
 - HPI, PMH, full ROS
Guide to Acute Kidney ... Injury (AKI) ... - Urine Na/K/ ... AcuteKidneyInjury #AKI #Nephrology ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PseudoHyperkalemia:
 • Lab error
 • Traumatic venipuncture
 • Hemolysis, thrombocytosis, leukocytosis
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... Hyperkalemia: • CKD ... • Trauma/Crush injury ... Failure • SLE • Type ... #high #nephrology
Albuminuria (Grades) and Risk for CKD
Normal to mildly increased albuminuria:
 - Albumin excretion rate: < 30
of progressive kidney ... Macroalbuminuria is a type ... Albuminuria #Grades #classification ... #CKD #nephrology ... #diagnosis #proteinuria
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
, rhabdo/crush injury ... Aldosterone, RTA Type ... VBG (acidosis), CK ... Management #Treatment #potassium ... #nephrology #K
Causes of Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 • Cellular Shift:
   - Exercise
Hypoaldosteronism: type ... to Aldosterone: K ... depletion, - AKI/CKD ... production: TLS, Crush injury ... #Causes #potassium
Causes of Hyperkalemia
l. Pseudohyperkalemia
  A Cellular efflux; thrombocytosis, erythrocytosis, leukocytosis, in vitro hemolysis
  B.
neuromuscular injury ... injury F. ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #High #Potassium ... #Classification