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Hyperkalemia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
R/O Pseudo-hyperkalemia:
 • Possible Lab error! Alwavs Repeat Blood sample!
 • Leukocytosis, Thrombocytosis:
Hyperkalemia Differential ... ischemia-induced RBC hemolysis ... ) • RBC Hemolysis ... #Hyperkalemia #Differential ... potassium #high #pathophysiology
Drugs Implicated in Hemolytic Anemia
 • Hapten (Drug binding to RBC membrane): Penicillin, Cephalosporin, Tetracycline, Tolbutamide,
Implicated in Hemolytic ... #medications #Hemolytic ... #Anemia #differential ... #diagnosis #pharmacology
Medications to Avoid in Patients with G6PD Deficiency Due to Risk of Hemolysis
 - Chloroquine (Aralen)*
Due to Risk of Hemolysis ... Methylene Blue) - Antidote ... G6PD #Deficiency #Hemolysis ... #Medications #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Pharmacology
Mechanisms of Drug-Induced Hyperkalemia 
 • Direct renin inhibitor (Aliskiren)
 • Renin release inhibition (NSAIDs, Beta-Blockers)
#hyperkalemia #differential ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #pharmacology #
Drug-Induced Edema
Drug-induced edema is caused by many drugs & can coincide with or worsen pre-existing peripheral
Medication #Causes #Differential ... #Pharmacology # ... Pathophysiology
Refeeding Syndrome Overview

What Is It?
	• Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused by initiation of nutrition in severely malnourished patient.
• Seizures • Hemolysis ... Syndrome #Nutrition #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology
Causes Abnormal Urine Color - Differential Diagnosis
Turbid White Urine (Albinuria):
 • Chyluria, Filariasis, Schistosomiasis, Malignancy, Phosphaturia,
Urine Color - Differential ... syndrome (blue diaper ... Intravascular hemolysis ... discoloration #Differential
Remdesivir (GS-5734) - manufactured by Gilead Sciences
Remdesivir blocks the replication of viruses by inserting into the
exonuclease (viral eraser ... #Remdesivir #Pharmacology ... #Pathophysiology
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess Pathophysiology ... Pleuritic chest pain, hemoptysis ... > 10 days - Hemoptysis ... Lung Abscess Differential ... Abscess #pulmonary #differential
Drug-induced Hemolysis in G6PD Deficiency
Medicines and other substances likely to be UNSAFE in moderate to severe
Drug-induced Hemolysis ... #DrugInduced #Hemolysis ... #Pharmacology # ... Differential #Diagnosis