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Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Extra-renal Losses:
 • Normal Acid-Base: Low intake
 • Metabolic acidosis: Gl tract
Hypokalemia - Differential ... Algorithm Extra-renal ... • Normal Acid-Base ... @priti899 #Hypokalemia ... #Differential #
Algorithm for patients with hypokalemia on the basis of the potassium-to-creatinine ratio in the urine
Urine K+
patients with hypokalemia ... • Cell shift: Hypokalemic ... • Low Urine Cl ... • High Urine Cl ... urine #potassium #differential
Hyponatremia Diagnosis Algorithm
UOsm ≥ POsm - Vasopressin-Dependent
 • UNa < 20 mEq/L - Appropriate (↓ EABV)
Appropriate (↓ EABV ... ) - Consider: Hypovolemia ... solute intake, Renal ... hyponatremia #diagnosis #differential
Physiologic Approach to Hypotonic Hyponatremia
The next time you have a case of hypotonic hyponatremia, give the
time you have a case ... normal volume-based ... ≥100): SIADH, Renal ... Present (Uosm ≥100): Hypovolemia ... #Hyponatremia #differential
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acid Base Disorders ... Differentials? ... (AG) = {Na - (Cl ... bloodgas #Acid #Base ... #Gas #VBG #differential
Causes of Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased intake (rare cause in isolation)
GI loss - Urine loss
Causes of Hypokalemia ... - Differential ... periodic paralysis EABV ... aldosterone • Renal ... #Nephrology #Differential
Hyponatremia (<135 mEq/L) is a common electrolyte abnormality caused by an excess of total body water
osmolality helps to differentiate ... hyponatremia in renal ... and euvolemic based ... hyponatremia #ADH #RAAS #Hypovolemia ... #EBV #potomania
Causes of Hyperkalemia - Reduced Excretion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Reduced flow through distal nephron - TTKG
Causes of Hyperkalemia ... Reduced Excretion - Differential ... meq/L • Low EABV ... Creatinine • Chronic renal ... • NSAlDs #Hyperkalemia
Causes of Hypokalemia
I. Decreased intake
   A. Starvation
   B. Clay ingestion
II. Redistribution into
Causes of Hypokalemia ... Acid-base ... Familial hypokalemic ... Renal 1. ... #Differential #