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Hypokalemia Differential Algorithm
Acidosis
 - RTA
 - Diarrhea
pH Normal 
 1. Decreased Mg 
 2. Intracellular Shift
Hypokalemia Differential Algorithm ... - Diarrhea pH Normal ... #Differential #Algorithm ... #Diagnosis #Causes ... #Workup #Nephrology
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Kidney Injury - AKI Workup ... Algorithm and Differential ... osmolarity If cause ... #Diagnosis #nephrology ... #causes
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... exogenous, EPO levels: normal ... you’ll do a good workup ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #workup #hematology
Physiologic Approach to Hypotonic Hyponatremia
The next time you have a case of hypotonic hyponatremia, give the
time you have a case ... remember than the normal ... volume-based algorithm ... differential #diagnosis #table ... #sodium #nephrology
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
survival is 93-95% Pathophysiology ... symptoms are not caused ... Self-limiting, chronic but stable ... anterior/posterior MSK ... ), liver (pain/abnormal
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis and Treatment
Hyponatremia is usually caused by the inability to excrete water normally.
Hyponatremia is usually caused ... excrete water normally ... Then, ask 3 questions ... to work through ... Treatment #management #nephrology
Alexia Without Agraphia
Alexia without agraphia is a disconnection syndrome where patients cannot read but can write.
the most common cause ... production of oral ... Pathophysiology: ... Agraphia #clinical #neurology ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
10-33% develop MS ... monophasic Pathophysiology ... Sjogren's • CSF: - Abnormal ... • Infectious causes ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
Prevalence: 1-2 cases ... Person Syndrome Pathophysiology ... antibody that works ... Oligoclonal bands • Normal ... Management #treatment #neurology
Many studies have reported that although some patients develop contrast nephropathy, the average creatinine among all
patients is either stable ... This raises the ... creatinine following a normal ... nephropathy:” #Pathophysiology ... #Distribution #Nephrology