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Causes of Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Defining the cause of hypokalemia starts by measuring urinary K
Causes of Hypokalemia ... Defining the cause ... hypokalemia • Renal tubular ... , Gitelman's syndrome ... diagnosis #algorithm #causes
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Chest Pain:
 • Myocardium:
	- Myocarditis
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
	- Myopericarditis
Cardiovascular Causes ... - Tamponade Pulmonary ... Causes of Chest ... Costochondritis - Tietze syndrome ... #Cardiology
Hypokalemia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Low intake 
• poor oral intake 

Renal loss 
• Medication 
• Hypomagnesemia 
•
anions • Renal tubular ... • Gitelman's syndrome ... • Bartter's syndrome ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Differentiation Between Nephrotic Syndrome and Nephritic Syndrome 
== Nephrotic Syndrome ==
Onset - Insidious 
Edema - ++++
Blood
and Nephritic Syndrome ... pressure - Normal Jugular ... Red blood cell casts ... pressure - Raised Jugular ... Red blood cell casts
Causes of Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Primary Myocardial Processes (> 90%):
 • Acquired structural heart disease: CAD, Most
Causes of Sudden ... Long/short QT syndromes ... , Brugada syndrome ... Cardiac #Arrest #cardiology ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Clues to Differential Diagnosis of Central Cyanosis: Onset of cyanosis, Clubbing, Secondary erythrocytosis, Auscultation, X-ray, Echocardiography,
Clues to Differential ... heart defect - Pulmonary ... diseases - Pulmonary ... Diagnosis #Central #Cardiology ... #Causes #Table
Lemierre's Syndrome - Classic Syndrome and Variations
Complication of pharyngitis, in adolescents and young adults, with septic
Lemierre's Syndrome ... - Classic Syndrome ... thrombophlebitis, of internal jugular ... veins, and pulmonary ... necrophorum #Lemierres #Syndrome
Kidney Syndromes - A Guide to Compartmentalize the Etiologies of Kidney Disease
1) Tubule and interstitium
2) Vasculature
3)
Kidney Syndromes ... Kidney Disease 1) Tubule ... Renal #Kidney #Syndromes ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Acute increase
Causes of Acute ... • Hepatorenal syndromes ... Shock Acute Tubular ... • Pigments Tubular ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
Transient renal tubular ... renal Mg wasting syndromes ... - Gitelman syndrome ... - Hungry bones syndrome ... Classification #Causes