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Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN
 • Low PATM Can decrease first part
gas equation • Causes ... Improves with supplemental ... oxygen • Causes ... • Most common cause ... not improve with supplemental
Causes of Copper Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis
Hereditary: 
 - Menkes disease, familial hypoceruloplasminemia
Decreased / Inadequate Intake:
Causes of Copper ... supplementation) or iron supplements ... inadequate copper supplements
Causes of Constipation - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 • Motility: Diet, IBS-C, Colonic inertia, Pelvic floor disorders,
Causes of Constipation ... Iron, Calcium supplements ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Low O2 saturation that does not respond to supplemental O2
- Key diagnostic feature (sat < 85%
not respond to supplemental ... pulse oximeter causes
Copper Deficiency - Mechanisms
There are 2 main mechanisms of copper deficiency
Decreased intake from:
 - Gastric bypass,
Overdose: - Pill Supplements ... Copper #Deficiency #Causes
Hyperkalemia Management Algorithm
 • Treat the cause & optimize hemodynamics and ventilation
 • Reconsider treatment leadingto
• Treat the cause ... parenteral potassium supplements
Clinically Significant Cardiovascular Drug-Drug Interactions With OTC Supplements and Herbal Products
Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors (ACEIs)
 • Night-blooming
Interactions With OTC Supplements ... vera, Licorice - Causes ... Interactions #OTC #supplementals
Types of Renal Calculi

Calcium oxalate
 - Interstitial apatite plaque, Low urine volume, Increased urinary calcium excretion,
carbonate as calcium supplement ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Fatigue and IBD Algorithm
 • 40-50% patients have fatigue despite clinical remission
 • Risk factors: BMI,
eval. re: BMBx • Supplement ... /other causes
Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PseudoHyperkalemia:
 • Lab error
 • Traumatic venipuncture
 • Hemolysis, thrombocytosis, leukocytosis
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K supplement 3 ... differential #diagnosis #causes