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Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
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Evaluation and Differential ... : GI loss of bicarb ... bicarb, Bicarb shift ... : GI loss of H+, ... Disorders #Evaluation #workup
Hypophosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Appropriately Low Kidney Phosphate Excretion:
 • Decreased GI Absorption: Chronic Diarrhea, Antacids,
Hypophosphatemia - Differential ... : • Decreased GI ... Transcellular Shift ... Acute Respiratory Alkalosis ... nephrology #phosphorus #workup
Workup for Hypophosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Rule out spurious hypophosphatemia: paraproteinemia, acute leukemia
Measure Urine Fractional Excretion
Workup for Hypophosphatemia ... - Differential ... FEPO4 < 5%: • GI ... Transcellular Shift ... Glucose, Acute resp. alkalosis