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Hypokalemia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypertensive:
 • High Al, Low R - Primary aldosteronism
 • High Al, High
Hypokalemia Differential ... Al, Low R - Pseudo-hyperaldosteronism ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #nephrology ... #causes #low #potassium
Causes of Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Once pseudohypokalemia is ruled out, causes of hypokalemia can be
Causes of Hypokalemia ... - Differential ... filling of bucket (low ... #Differential # ... #workup #nephrology
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
only if no clear cause ... acidosis) • Low ... Calcium 2-3g IV Ca-gluconate ... or 1g CaCl- (central ... Treatment #potassium #nephrology
Evolution of MRI Findings in Stroke

MR images at five subsequent time points in a 67-year-old woman
it possible to differentiate ... hyperintense at all ... Progression #Stroke #CVA ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Interpretation #Findings #Neurology
Hypercalcemia Evaluation
1) Clinical clues
 - Is the patient symptomatic?
 - Family history?
 - Have you done
Evaluation 1) Clinical ... clues - Is the ... check the urine Ca ... FeCa <1 %) - Low ... Hypercalcemia #workup #differential
Imaging Patterns of Toxic and Metabolic Brain Disorders

Thalami, Mammillary Bodies and Tectum: Wernicke Encephalopathy
Dentate Nuclei: Metronidazole,
Globi Pallidi T2 Low ... Brain #Disorders #Clinical ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Neurology
Hydroxyapatite Deposition Disease (HADD) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Ovoid hypointense structures along the bursal surface
Case description ... on all sequences ... Differential diagnosis ... tenosynovitis: Differentiate ... #mri #clinical
Mucoid Degeneration of the ACL
Imaging Findings:
 • T2-hyperintense fluid-signal within the enlarged ACL on both the
enlarged with low-signal ... Differential Diagnosis ... - Can cause ... #mri #clinical ... #Radiology #diagnosis
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... - Shock - Hypovolemia ... LV failure - Low ... lactate and can act ... Acidosis #Elevation #Differential
Pragmatic diagnostic algorithm for hypokalemia. 
***Typical presentations: 
 • Vomiting: urine Na/Cl > 1.6, low urine
algorithm for hypokalemia ... > 1.6, low urine ... continued in most cases ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #nephrology