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Gitelman Syndrome Overview

What?
• Inherited (AR) hypokalemic salt-losing tubulopathies affecting the thiazide-sensitive sodium chloride cotransporter
• Gitelman's syndrome
(renal potassium ... Hypochloremic metabolic ... ratio 0.5%) Differential ... Sjögren syndrome, Renal ... #management #pathophysiology
Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT) - Overview
Types of CRRT
 • CVVHD - Continuous Veno-Venous hemodialysis -
Continuous Renal ... electrolytes (essentially hyperkalemia ... correction of metabolic ... 4K, 2K, or 0K (all ... #Management
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Incidence: common in APL ... initiation • Differential ... Anaphylaxis, Acute Renal ... #diagnosis #management ... #hematology #oncology
The crusade against “Ab”Normal Saline continues.  This is a non-physiologic fluid that can harm our
this post will focus ... Metabolic Acidosis ... the ECF causes Hyperkalemia ... requiring dialysis or CRRT ... #criticalcare #management