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Causes of High-anion Gap and Non-anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis
Causes of High-anion Gap Acidosis:
 • Lactic acidosis
Ketoacidosis: Diabetic ... Drugs II. ... anti-inflammatory drugs ... #differential #diagnosis ... #causes #nephrology
Euglycemic Diabetic Ketoacidosis (EuDKA)
SGLT2 Inhibitors
Increasing Indications
Significant Adverse Drug Effects
Definition of EuDKA
 • Metabolic acidosis with pH
Euglycemic Diabetic ... Significant Adverse Drug ... EuDKA • Metabolic acidosis ... #Euglycemic #Diabetic ... Ketoacidosis #EuDKA #diagnosis
Causes of Metabolic Acidosis with Elevated Anion Gap - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Elevated Anion Gap > 12
Causes of Metabolic ... Acidosis with Elevated ... • Shock • Drugs ... errors Ketosis • Diabetic ... MetabolicAcidosis #AnionGap #Nephrology
Drugs causing hyperkalemia
 • Impaired release of renin: NSAIDs, Beta blockers, Cyclosporine, tacrolimus, Diabetes, Elderly
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Drugs causing hyperkalemia ... Cyclosporine, tacrolimus, Diabetes ... #hyperkalemia #medications ... #causes #differential ... #diagnosis
Hyperuricemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary - Over-production
     • Increased turnover of nucleotides
Primary
- Differential Diagnosis ... Hyperparathyroidism • Diabetic ... acidosis - Renal ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... endocrinology #causes
High Anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis (HAGMA) - Differential Diagnosis - GOLDMARK

Glycols - ethylene and propylene glycol
Oxoproline
Gap Metabolic Acidosis ... - Differential Diagnosis ... salicylate toxicity causes ... Ketoacidosis - diabetic ... GOLDMARK #mnemonic #nephrology
Causes of HyperKalemia - Differential Diagnosis
Increased extracellular K+:
 • Tissue injury
 • Hemolysis
 • Rhabdomyolysis
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Causes of HyperKalemia ... • Metabolic acidosis ... Succinylcholine • Diabetes ... blockers - MCW Nephrology ... #Causes
Causes of Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Defining the cause of hypokalemia starts by measuring urinary K
- Differential Diagnosis ... Renal tubular acidosis ... Ureterosigmoidostomy, Diabetic ... #differential #diagnosis ... #nephrology #potassium
Causes of Chronic Kidney Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased kidney function (eGFR < 60 ml/min/1.73 m2)
- Differential Diagnosis ... artery stenosis • Drugs ... Proteinuria) • Diabetes ... eosinophiluria) • Drugs ... KidneyDisease #Nephrology
Classification of Diabetes Insipidus

Central or neurogenic diabetes insipidus:
 - Congenital - Structural malformations affecting the hypothalamus
Classification of Diabetes ... or neurogenic diabetes ... Idiopathic Nephrogenic diabetes ... or dipsogenic diabetes ... #Diabetes #Insipidus