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Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Transcellular Shift:
 • Alkalosis
 • ↑ beta-2 adrenergic simulation 
 • Erythropoiesis
Erythropoiesis (B12 ... in pernicious anemia ... • Refeeding syndrome ... Thyrotoxicosis Medications ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #nephrology
AEIOU - Mnemonic of Acute Indications for Dialysis 
A - Acidosis - pH < 7.1
E -
AEIOU - Mnemonic ... Electrolytes - Refractory Hyperkalemia ... Heart Failure U - Uremia ... Encephalopathy #AEIOU ... #nephrology #diagnosis
Indications for Emergent Hemodialysis

Indications: "AEIOU" 
 A - Acidosis ( pH < 7.1 ) 
 E
: "AEIOU" A - ... - refractory hyperkalemia ... Theophylline U - Uremia ... Dialysis #Mnemonic #AEIOU ... #Nephrology #Dialyzable
Causes of Hypokalemia
Transcellular Shifts:
 - Alkalosis, Increased plasma insulin (treatment of diabetic ketoacidosis), ß-Adrenergic agonists, Hypokalemic
plasma insulin (treatment ... diuresis, Bartter's syndrome ... use), Gitelman's syndrome ... megaloblastic anemia ... differential #diagnosis #nephrology
Drugs associated with hypokalemia and hypomagnesemia

Hypokalemia
- Shift from extracellular fluid to intracellular fluid compartment
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associated with hypokalemia ... compartment - b2 ... renal Fanconi syndrome ... hypomagnesemia #Medications ... differential #diagnosis #nephrology
Causes of Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unprovoked - Epilepsy:
 • Focal: Simple, Complex
 • Generalized: Absence,
vasoconstriction syndrome ... Toxic: Alcohol, Medication ... Hypomagnesemia, Hypocalcemia ... Cerebral Hypoxia, Uremia ... Algorithm #Causes #neurology
Simplified Approach to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
1) IS THIS AN EMERGENCY? 
Is there a dialysis indication
indication (e.g AEIOU ... ) or anuria that ... require urgent nephrology ... common culprits: Hypovolemia ... workup #diagnosis #nephrology
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

Who?
• M = F
• 3 peaks:	1) Childhood	2) 15-25 years	3) >60 years

What?
• Aplastic anemia
- Antithyroid medications ... - Parvovirus B19 ... • Parvovirus B19 ... Treatment: ... #oncology #hematology
Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT) - Overview
Types of CRRT
 • CVVHD - Continuous Veno-Venous hemodialysis -
remembered by AEIOU ... electrolytes (essentially hyperkalemia ... refractory) U: uremia ... CRRT Specific Indications ... #Nephrology #Management
Hematuria in Post-Renal Transplant Patient
Prevalence up to 12% in the postrenal transplant patient
 • Bacterial: Escherichia
Prevalence up to 12% ... Prostate cancer • Medications ... (Goodpasture's syndrome ... urine #management #treatment ... #nephrology