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Hypophosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Appropriately Low Kidney Phosphate Excretion:
 • Decreased GI Absorption: Chronic Diarrhea, Antacids,
Binders, Vitamin D Deficiency ... Transcellular Shift ... : Refeeding Syndrome ... Vitamin D: Vit D Deficiency ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #nephrology
Workup for Hypophosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Rule out spurious hypophosphatemia: paraproteinemia, acute leukemia
Measure Urine Fractional Excretion
Niacin, Vitamin D deficiency ... Transcellular Shift ... Tumor genesis syndrome ... hyperparathyroidism, Vitamin D deficiency ... Workup #phosphate #nephrology
Criss-Cross Gait on Physical Exam 

Seen in Glucose Transporter type 1 Deficiency Syndrome

#CrissCross #Criss #Cross #Gait
Transporter type 1 Deficiency ... Syndrome #CrissCross ... #Cross #Gait #PhysicalExam ... clinical #video #neurology ... #GLUT1 #deficiency
Refeeding Syndrome Overview

What Is It?
	• Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused by initiation of nutrition in severely malnourished patient.
Electrolyte/fluid shifts ... • These shifts ... • Vitamin D deficiency ... hyperparathyroidism Treatment ... Differential #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology
Algorithm for patients with hypokalemia on the basis of the potassium-to-creatinine ratio in the urine
Urine K+
creatinine) • Cell shift ... 11beta-hydroxylase deficiency ... 17alpha-hydroxylase deficiency ... diuretics, Mg2+ deficiency ... algorithm #diagnosis #nephrology
Korsakoff Syndrome
Clinical Findings:
 • Confabulation: Usually initial phase of the disease
 • Anterograde amnesia: Memory impairment
Korsakoff Syndrome ... presentation of Thiamine deficiency ... Therefore, Korsakoff Syndrome ... Encephalopathy Treatment ... #neurology #diagnosis
Wernicke Encephalopathy - Acute B1 (Thiamine) Deficiency - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis - Caine Criteria (2 of
B1 (Thiamine) Deficiency ... Anorexia nervosa Treatment ... Encephalopathy • A prompt treatment ... development of Korsakoff syndrome ... Diagnosis #Management #neurology
Pisa Syndrome (pleurothotonus) on Physical Exam
A tonic flexion of the trunk of the body to one
Pisa Syndrome (pleurothotonus ... Pathophysiology: ... Treatment: anticholinergics ... pleurothotonus #PhysicalExam ... #clinical #neurology
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis and Management Summary

Trauma:
 • Immobilization, Crush iniury, Compartment syndrome, Electrical injury
Exertional:
 •
iniury, Compartment syndrome ... Neuroleptic malignant syndrome ... Dermatomyositis) AKI - Pathophysiology ... Shift of extracellular ... oxidative iniury Treatment
Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PseudoHyperkalemia:
 • Lab error
 • Traumatic venipuncture
 • Hemolysis, thrombocytosis, leukocytosis
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Intracellular Shift ... - Tumor lysis syndrome ... paralysis - Insulin deficiency ... Mineralocorticoid deficiency ... potassium #high #nephrology