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Causes of HyperKalemia - Differential Diagnosis
Increased extracellular K+:
 • Tissue injury
 • Hemolysis
 • Rhabdomyolysis
 •
- Differential ... Diagnosis Increased ... • Metabolic acidosis ... glycosides • High acute ... blockers - MCW Nephrology
Unmeasured Anions Associated with an Elevated Anion Gap and Metabolic Acidosis

#Unmeasured #Anions #Gap #Metabolic #Acidosis #Diagnosis
and Metabolic Acidosis ... Gap #Metabolic #Acidosis ... #Diagnosis #Nephrology ... #Table #Differential
Causes of Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypovolemia, UNa > 20: 
 • Renal losses, Diuretic excess,
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Hypovolemia, UNa ... acidosis and metabolic ... UNa > 20: • Acute ... #Causes #nephrology
Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Extra-renal Losses:
 • Normal Acid-Base: Low intake
 • Metabolic acidosis: Gl tract
Hypokalemia - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Metabolic acidosis ... #Differential # ... potassium #low #nephrology
Underlying causes of PEA arrest: H’s and T’s 

Hypovolemia, Hypoxia, Hydrogen Ion (acidosis), Hypo/Hyper-kalemia, Hypothermia
Toxins, Tamponade,
’s and T’s Hypovolemia ... Hydrogen Ion (acidosis ... Thrombosis (heart: acute ... #arrest #HsTs #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Table
Differential Diagnosis in Acute Renal Failure

#Diagnosis #Differential #AKI #Acute #RenalFailure #KidneyInjury #Algorithm #Nephrology

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Differential Diagnosis ... in Acute Renal ... KidneyInjury #Algorithm #Nephrology ... GrepMed Recommended Text ... : Nephrology Secrets
Hypokalemia Differential Algorithm
Acidosis
 - RTA
 - Diarrhea
pH Normal 
 1. Decreased Mg 
 2. Intracellular Shift
Hypokalemia Differential ... Algorithm Acidosis ... #Differential # ... Algorithm #Diagnosis ... Causes #Workup #Nephrology
Causes of High-anion Gap and Non-anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis
Causes of High-anion Gap Acidosis:
 • Lactic acidosis
Renal failure (acute ... Hypokalemia ... #differential # ... diagnosis #causes ... #nephrology
AEIOU - Mnemonic of Acute Indications for Dialysis 
A - Acidosis - pH < 7.1
E -
- Mnemonic of Acute ... Dialysis A - Acidosis ... Electrolytes - Refractory Hyperkalemia ... #hemodialysis #nephrology ... #diagnosis #mnemonic
Causes of Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Defining the cause of hypokalemia starts by measuring urinary K
- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Renal tubular acidosis ... #differential # ... #causes #nephrology