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BRASH Syndrome

B - Bradycardia
R - Renal failure
A - AV nodal blockade
S - Shock
H - Hyperkalemia

Typical ECG
S - Shock H - Hyperkalemia ... Typical ECG ... Bradycardia out of proportion ... other findings of hyperkalemia ... saline) • If on a Ca2
Causes of Hypercalcemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Primary Hyperparathyroidism 
 • Possible Familial Hypocalciuric Hypercalcemia
Causes of Hypercalcemia ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Granulomatous Disorders (eg ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #endocrinology
Emergency Management of Hyperkalemia in Adults
Assess Patient - Airway Breathing Circulation Disability Exposure (ABCDE) Approach
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Management of Hyperkalemia ... mmol/L - Consider cause ... clinical scenario, ECG ... Prevention - Consider cause ... #management #algorithm
Sensitivity is the proportion of truly diseased persons in the screened population who are identified as
Sensitivity is the proportion ... that any given case ... Specificity is the proportion ... #Calculation #Table ... #PPV #NPV #Formulas
Hyperkalemia shortens repolarization; changes in the T wave provide the earliest clues to hyperpotassemia.
 - At
Hyperkalemia shortens ... repolarization causes ... #Diagnosis #Hyperkalemia ... #EKG #ECG #Changes ... #Progression #Table
Constipation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Diet/Lifestyle
 • Fibre
 • Calories
 • Fluid
 • Exercise
 • Psychosocial
Medications
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Hypothyroidism • Hypokalemia ... • Hypercalcemia ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes
Compelling and Possible Contraindications to Antihypertensive Drugs
Diuretics (thiazides)
 - Gout
 - Metabolic syndrome, Glucose intolerance, Pregnancy,
, Hypokalemia, Erectile ... child-bearing potential Ca2 ... Heart failure Ca2 ... Pgp-dependent drugs (e.g ... contraindications #table
Causes of Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Once pseudohypokalemia is ruled out, causes of hypokalemia can be
Causes of Hypokalemia ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... of hypokalemia ... can be grouped into ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Etiologies of Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis
GI losses / Insensible losses
Sodium Overload
Transcellular Movement of Water
Central Diabetes Insipidus
- Medications (e.g ... cisplatin) - Chronic hypercalcemia ... - Chronic hypokalemia ... Differential #Diagnosis #Table ... #Causes
Causes of Hypokalemia

Hypokalemia results from abnormal losses, transcellular shifts, or insufficient intake (Table 1).6–8 Abnormal losses
Causes of Hypokalemia ... insufficient intake (Table ... Because the kidney can ... rarely the sole cause ... #Differential #Causes