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Causes of Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Once pseudohypokalemia is ruled out, causes of hypokalemia can be
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... filling of bucket (low ... time (urinary or GI ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #workup
An intuitive way to use ultrasound to evaluate sick patients along the peri-shock to full shock
patients along the peri-shock ... I call it, “Think ... High or Think Low ... Evaluation #Protocol #Algorithm ... #Low #Abdomen #
A priority in this project was to appropriately stratify participants into a low, medium, or high-intensity
participants into a low ... The classification ... for Fall Risk Assessment ... part of a program ... #Fall #Risk #Screening
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
Mechanism Decreased GI ... Differential #Diagnosis #Low ... #Magnesium #Table ... #Classification ... #Causes #Workup
An intuitive way to use ultrasound to evaluate sick patients along the peri-shock to full shock
patients along the peri-shock ... to full shock spectrum ... I call it, “Think ... High or Think Low ... Evaluation #Protocol #Algorithm
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification

Hypovolemic (Intravascular volume depletion)
 - Hemorrhagic 
   • Trauma
Differential Diagnosis by Classification ... Trauma • GI ... obstruction to blood flow ... Differential #Diagnosis #Classification ... #Table #CriticalCare
Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis
Poor Intake 
 - Starvation
 - Anorexia
GI Losses 
 - Vomiting / NG
- Anorexia GI ... Differential #Diagnosis #Low ... #Potassium #Table ... #Classification
Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis Workup Algorithm

1) Check Urine Osmolality:
 > 600 mOsm/kg - Implies extrarenal mechanism
Differential Diagnosis Workup ... Algorithm 1) ... Hypovolemic (H2O loss): GI ... • Euvolemic (Low ... #Algorithm #nephrology
Pulmonary Embolism Rule-Out Criteria

In the United States, the workup rate for PE is astonishingly high, with
United States, the workup ... , with 1-2% of all ... CTPA for PE and a low ... risk AND PERC negative ... RuleOut #Criteria #PERC
Intern Pocket Cards - Daily Rounding and Disposition Checklist
Daily Checklist:
 • FEN/GI:
Checklist: • FEN/GI ... procedure [ ] PET ... aspiration of all ... active bleeding, low ... [ ] Recent GI