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Hypophosphatemia Diagnostic Algorithm
- GI Losses
- Redistribution
- 1° HPT
- 1° Renal PO4 wasting: Hereditary, TIO, Fanconi Syndrome,
Hypophosphatemia ... , TIO, Fanconi Syndrome ... #phosphorus #low ... diagnosis #Algorithm #differential ... #nephrology
Workup for Hypophosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Rule out spurious hypophosphatemia: paraproteinemia, acute leukemia
Measure Urine Fractional Excretion
- Differential ... • Normal or Low ... - Normal or Low ... #Differential # ... Workup #phosphate #nephrology
Hypophosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Appropriately Low Kidney Phosphate Excretion:
 • Decreased GI Absorption: Chronic Diarrhea, Antacids,
Hypophosphatemia ... - Differential ... Appropriately Low ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #nephrology
Hypocalcemia Workup - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Low Magnesium, High Magnesium - Functional Hypoparathyroidism
 • High
Hypocalcemia Workup - Differential ... Extravascular deposition: Hyperphosphatemia ... metastases, Hungry bone syndrome ... Hypocalcemia #Workup #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #nephrology
Causes of Hypomagnesemia
 • Redistribution: IV glucose, Correction of diabetic ketoacidosis, IV hyperalimentation, Refeeding after starvation,
metastasis (hungry bone syndrome ... depletion, Familial hypophosphatemia ... Hypomagnesemia #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #nephrology ... #magnesium #low
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
 •
symptoms: • Severe low ... gunshot wounds • constipation ... Differential ... #differential # ... diagnosis #causes #neurology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
may precede the neurologic ... Reversible course Differential ... lines/devices, Constipation ... Seizures: Treat with AEDs ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Peritoneal Dialysis Complications
Peritonitis:
 • Can't miss! 6% of cases result in death
 • Diagnostics:
Swimming, Presence of pets ... Always evaluate for constipation ... : Insufficient flow ... Complications #nephrology ... #diagnosis #differential