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Diabetic Myonecrosis (Diabetic Muscle Infarction)
 • Spontaneous ischemic necrosis of skeletal muscle (anterior thigh or calf)
(Diabetic Muscle ... muscle (anterior thigh ... Common pattern: ↑CK ... treatment • High ... Infarction #diagnosis #management
Hyperkalemia: Diagnostic algorithm
Decreased renal potassium excretion
 • Acute renal failure
 • Chronic renal failure
 • Drugs
Increased
Decreased renal potassium ... • Drugs • Diabetic ... Normal, Renin High ... hypoplasia Aldosterone high ... #differential
Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PseudoHyperkalemia:
 • Lab error
 • Traumatic venipuncture
 • Hemolysis, thrombocytosis, leukocytosis
 •
Hyperkalemia - Differential ... phlebotomy High ... Hyperkalemia: • CKD ... (Uncontrolled diabetes ... #high #nephrology
Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PseudoHyperkalemia:
 • Lab error
 • Traumatic venipuncture
 • Hemolysis, thrombocytosis, leukocytosis
 •
Hyperkalemia - Differential ... phlebotomy High ... Hyperkalemia: • CKD ... (Uncontrolled diabetes ... #high #nephrology
Causes of High-anion Gap and Non-anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis
Causes of High-anion Gap Acidosis:
 • Lactic acidosis
Causes of High-anion ... Acidosis Causes of High-anion ... Ketoacidosis: Diabetic ... Potassium-sparing ... Metabolic #Acidosis #differential
Metabolic Alkalosis - Urinary Chloride Algorithm
Cl- responsive metabolic alkalosis
 • Kidney loss of Cl-
metabolic acidosis • Diabetic ... to diarrhea, a high ... Urine chloride is high ... of sodium and potassium ... Algorithm #nephrology #differential
Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis and Treatment
Hypernatremia is almost always due to unreplaced water loss (free water
Hypernatremia - Differential ... The differential ... urine osm (in DI; high ... post-obstructive 3) Diabetes ... Diagnosis #Treatment #management
Causes of Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 • Cellular Shift:
   - Exercise
Hyperkalemia - Differential ... depletion, - AKI/CKD ... #Hyperkalemia #Differential ... Diagnosis #Causes #potassium ... #high
Approach to Tracheostomy Emergencies - OnePager Summary
COMPONENTS OF A TRACHEOSTOMY TUBE:
 • Obturator - inserted into
, outer diameter ... Surgical management ... will be required (high ... Emergencies #diagnosis #differential ... #management #pulmonary
There are similarities and differences between these 3 conditions which all carry treatment implications. Each mimic
drips unless also diabetic ... provided the starting potassium ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management