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Positive Lachman's Test

The Lachman test is a clinical test used to diagnose injury of the anterior
used to diagnose ... injury of the anterior ... to the anterior drawer ... The knee is flexed ... the patient's thigh
Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PseudoHyperkalemia:
 • Lab error
 • Traumatic venipuncture
 • Hemolysis, thrombocytosis, leukocytosis
 •
Diagnosis Framework ... phlebotomy High ... • Trauma/Crush injury ... #causes #potassium ... #high #nephrology
Algorithm for patients with hypokalemia on the basis of the potassium-to-creatinine ratio in the urine
Urine K+
patients with hypokalemia ... syndrome #hypokalemia ... #urine #potassium ... differential #algorithm #diagnosis ... #nephrology
Demonstration of the Lachman Test for assess for ACL Injury - Normal Exam

Demonstration by Dan Smith,
Injury - Normal ... used to diagnose ... to the anterior drawer ... The knee is flexed ... the patient's thigh
Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PseudoHyperkalemia:
 • Lab error
 • Traumatic venipuncture
 • Hemolysis, thrombocytosis, leukocytosis
 •
Diagnosis Framework ... phlebotomy High ... • Trauma/Crush injury ... • Recent IV potassium ... #high #nephrology
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis ... , rhabdo/crush injury ... Cortisol+ACTH stim test ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #nephrology #K
Hyperkalemia - Management Algorithm
 • IV calcium
 • IV insulin and glucose and/or salbutamolt
 • Consider
Hyperkalemia - Management ... depletion • Consider K+ ... with narrow base, best ... #potassium #high ... #diagnosis #management
Causes of Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 • Cellular Shift:
   - Exercise
to Aldosterone: K ... production: TLS, Crush injury ... : Blood draw error ... #Causes #potassium ... #high
Pragmatic diagnostic algorithm for hypokalemia. 
***Typical presentations: 
 • Vomiting: urine Na/Cl > 1.6, low urine
Pragmatic diagnostic ... < 0.7, high urine ... Tubulopathy: urine K/ ... correcting serum potassium ... #algorithm #nephrology
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
disequilibrium syndrome • Diagnosis ... irrigation • Management ... Diuretics; High-Ceiling ... Hyponatremia • Hypercalcemia ... Excretion #Diuresis #Nephrology