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Causes of High-anion Gap and Non-anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis
Causes of High-anion Gap Acidosis:
 • Lactic acidosis
Drugs II. ... Renal acidosis ... Drug-induced hyperkalemia ... anti-inflammatory drugs ... #differential #diagnosis
Hyperkalemia: Diagnostic algorithm
Decreased renal potassium excretion
 • Acute renal failure
 • Chronic renal failure
 • Drugs
Increased
Hyperkalemia: Diagnostic ... failure • Drugs ... uropathies • Drugs ... hyperplasia • Drugs ... nephropathy • Drugs
Hyperuricemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary - Over-production
     • Increased turnover of nucleotides
Primary
Chemotherapy • Drug-induced ... • High purine ... • Diabetic acidosis ... - Drug-Induced ... Antiuricosuric drugs
Drugs associated with hypokalemia and hypomagnesemia

Hypokalemia
- Shift from extracellular fluid to intracellular fluid compartment
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Drugs associated ... - Insulin (high ... Antimicrobials Drug-induced ... panitumumab) #Drugs ... #differential #diagnosis
Renal Tubular Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased Serum K, Urine pH < 5.5 - Proximal RTA
Decreased
Renal Tubular Acidosis ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Increased Serum K = Hyperkalemic ... Renal Tubular Acidosis ... nephropathy - Drugs
Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PseudoHyperkalemia:
 • Lab error
 • Traumatic venipuncture
 • Hemolysis, thrombocytosis, leukocytosis
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Diagnosis Framework ... phlebotomy High ... reactions Common Drugs ... - Metabolic acidosis ... #nephrology
Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PseudoHyperkalemia:
 • Lab error
 • Traumatic venipuncture
 • Hemolysis, thrombocytosis, leukocytosis
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Diagnosis Framework ... phlebotomy High ... reactions Common Drugs ... - Metabolic acidosis ... #nephrology
Types of Renal Calculi

Calcium oxalate
 - Interstitial apatite plaque, Low urine volume, Increased urinary calcium excretion,
acidosis (type 1 ... Mycoplasma infections, High ... types 1 and 2) Drugs ... #stones #differential ... #diagnosis #causes
Causes of Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypovolemia, UNa > 20: 
 • Renal losses, Diuretic excess,
- Differential Diagnosis ... tubal acidosis ... Hypothyroidism, Stress, Drugs ... failure Hypervolemia ... Algorithm #Causes #nephrology
Distal Renal Tubular Acidosis
Distal RTA is the true Nephrogenic RTA and can be truly divided into
hypokalemic and the hyperkalemic ... Nephrocalcinosis - Drugs ... distal RTA - A high ... defects - Drugs ... #RTA #diagnosis