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Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PseudoHyperkalemia:
 • Lab error
 • Traumatic venipuncture
 • Hemolysis, thrombocytosis, leukocytosis
 •
Hyperkalemia - Differential ... phlebotomy High ... Burns • Trauma/Crush ... differential #diagnosis #causes ... #potassium #high
Causes of Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 • Cellular Shift:
   - Exercise
Causes of Hyperkalemia ... production: TLS, Crush ... : Blood draw error ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes ... #potassium #high
Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PseudoHyperkalemia:
 • Lab error
 • Traumatic venipuncture
 • Hemolysis, thrombocytosis, leukocytosis
 •
Hyperkalemia - Differential ... phlebotomy High ... Burns • Trauma/Crush ... differential #diagnosis #causes ... #potassium #high
Hyperuricemia: Pathogenesis and Complications

 - Hypercalcemia (due to diseases like Sarcoidosis and Hyperparathyroidism) -> Accumulation of
Complications - Hypercalcemia ... blood - Tubular Poisons ... keto-acids) -> Poisons ... Release of purine bases ... of abnormally high
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Bone/Joint Causes ... Compartment syndrome • Myositis ... • Trauma • Crush ... blunt trauma, crush ... lower #extremity #msk
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis ... Weakness, cramping, nausea ... Lysis (TLS, rhabdo/crush ... tourniquet / IVF line draw ... only if no clear cause
Myositis Ossificans in vastus intermedius on POCUS after trauma - Transverse View

Young male with MMA injury
Myositis Ossificans ... to ant/med rt thigh ... Answer: Myositis ... hypoechoic oval masses ... POCUS #muscle #msk
Myositis Ossificans in vastus intermedius on POCUS after trauma - Sagittal View

Young male with MMA injury
Myositis Ossificans ... to ant/med rt thigh ... Answer: Myositis ... hypoechoic oval masses ... POCUS #muscle #msk
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Epidemiology 1) High ... countries (11-24 cases ... hyperphosphatemia, hypercalcemia ... symptoms are not caused ... anterior/posterior MSK
Heat Illnesses and Heat Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Heat Cramps:
 • Muscle pain or spasm -
fatigue Heat Rash ... High body temperatures ... Hyperventilation, Dizziness, Nausea ... Hypocalcemia - Hyperkalemia ... differential #diagnosis #causes