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Hypokalemia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm using Urine Potassium to Creatinine Ratio

#Hypokalemia #Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm #Potassium #Creatinine #Ratio
to Creatinine Ratio ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Potassium ... #Creatinine #Ratio ... #nephrology
Hyperkalemia: Diagnostic algorithm
Decreased renal potassium excretion
 • Acute renal failure
 • Chronic renal failure
 • Drugs
Increased
Hyperkalemia: Diagnostic ... Decreased renal potassium ... diet • Blood ... #Hyperkalemia #Diagnosis ... #algorithm #nephrology
Algorithm for patients with hypokalemia on the basis of the potassium-to-creatinine ratio in the urine
Urine K+
the basis of the potassium-to-creatinine ... + <13 mEq K+/g creatinine ... hypokalemia #urine #potassium ... differential #algorithm #diagnosis ... #nephrology
To improve the usefulness of the serum creatinine concentration as a marker of kidney function, prediction
usefulness of the serum creatinine ... addition to serum creatinine ... Modification of Diet ... Rapidly changing creatinine ... #Diagnosis #Nephrology
Hypokalemia Diagnostic Algorithm
To assess potassium excretion: perform 24-hour urine collection or alternatively obtain potassium-to-creatinine ratio on
Hypokalemia Diagnostic ... alternatively obtain potassium-to-creatinine ... #Hypokalemia #Diagnosis ... Algorithm #TTKG #nephrology ... #low #potassium
Vancomycin Associated Acute Kidney Injury

 • Drug induced acute kidney injury is generally defined as a
50% increase in creatinine ... Vancomycin #AKI #pharmacology ... #toxicology #diagnosis ... #management #nephrology
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis ... acidosis) • Low K diet ... #Hyperkalemia #Diagnosis ... Management #Treatment #potassium ... #nephrology #K
Pragmatic diagnostic algorithm for hypokalemia. 
***Typical presentations: 
 • Vomiting: urine Na/Cl > 1.6, low urine
Pragmatic diagnostic ... Tubulopathy: urine K/creatinine ... correcting serum potassium ... #hypokalemia #diagnosis ... differential #algorithm #nephrology
Gitelman Syndrome Overview

What?
• Inherited (AR) hypokalemic salt-losing tubulopathies affecting the thiazide-sensitive sodium chloride cotransporter
• Gitelman's syndrome
Hypokalemia (renal potassium ... urine, calcium-creatinine ... Supplement: • Potassium ... Gitelman #Syndrome #diagnosis ... #nephrology #management