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Causes of Hypokalemia
Transcellular Shifts:
 - Alkalosis, Increased plasma insulin (treatment of diabetic ketoacidosis), ß-Adrenergic agonists, Hypokalemic
Causes of Hypokalemia ... plasma insulin (treatment ... Alcoholism (worsened by hypomagnesemia ... #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #nephrology
Gitelman Syndrome Overview

What?
• Inherited (AR) hypokalemic salt-losing tubulopathies affecting the thiazide-sensitive sodium chloride cotransporter
• Gitelman's syndrome
, mild hypomagnesemia ... ratio 0.5%) Differential ... Rhabdomyolysis Treatment ... #diagnosis #nephrology ... #management #pathophysiology
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential ... Framework and Management ... Summary Causes ... #causes #treatment ... #nephrology
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
Mortality due to CVD ... Differential Diagnosis ... Beckwith Wiedemann syndrome ... or refractory cases ... Endocrinology #Treatment
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
patient causing hypovolemia ... acute coronary syndrome ... the determined cause ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management