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Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis
Poor Intake 
 - Starvation
 - Anorexia
GI Losses 
 - Vomiting / NG
Hypokalemia - Differential ... Diagnosis Poor ... #Diagnosis #Low ... #Potassium #Table ... #Classification
Hypokalemia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypertensive:
 • High Al, Low R - Primary aldosteronism
 • High Al, High
Hypokalemia Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Al, Low R - Pseudo-hyperaldosteronism ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #potassium
Shock Classification and Differential Diagnosis
SHOCK
 • MAP <65, SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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Shock Classification ... and Differential ... Diagnosis SHOCK ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Types
The Diagnostic Approach to Hyperkalemia
Drugs
 - Amiloride
 - Spironolactone
 - Triamterene
 - Trimethoprim
 - Pentamidine
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The Diagnostic Approach ... heparin - ACE-I ... Ketoconazole Low ... Hyperkalemia #Algorithm #diagnosis ... #differential #
Types of Melanoma
Superficial Spreading
 • Most common form
 • Often develops in previously benign mole
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Types of Melanoma ... • Most common type ... • Least common type ... #differential # ... diagnosis #classification
Algorithm for patients with hypokalemia on the basis of the potassium-to-creatinine ratio in the urine
Urine K+
the basis of the potassium-to-creatinine ... • High Urine Cl ... hypokalemia #urine #potassium ... #differential # ... algorithm #diagnosis
Ventilator Alarms
Increased Rate - Patient is tiring on a weaning mode or experiencing pain/anxiety
 - Reassess
ventilation PRN Low ... mode if MV is low ... reassess ETT Low ... MechanicalVentilation #Nursing #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Management
Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PseudoHyperkalemia:
 • Lab error
 • Traumatic venipuncture
 • Hemolysis, thrombocytosis, leukocytosis
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Hyperkalemia - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... • NSAIDs • ACE ... Failure • SLE • Type ... #potassium #high
Causes, classification and compensatory responses to shock.

Shock can be caused by any pathological process that leads
Causes, classification ... #Diagnosis #CriticalCare ... #Shock #Differential ... #Causes #Types ... #Classification
Platelet disorders and Aggregometry
Glanzmann Thrombasthenia
 • Defective aggregation to all agonists except ristocetin
 • Normal platelet,
aggregation to all ... (either severe Type ... 1 or Type 3) — ... differentiate vWD ... #diagnosis #Aggregometry