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Hypokalemia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Low intake 
• poor oral intake 

Renal loss 
• Medication 
• Hypomagnesemia 
•
Hypokalemia Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Insulin • Hypothermia ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Classification
Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis
Poor Intake 
 - Starvation
 - Anorexia
GI Losses 
 - Vomiting / NG
Hypokalemia - Differential ... periodic paralysis ... Low #Potassium #Table ... #Classification ... #Causes
Classification, Differential Diagnosis, and Features of Hyponatremia According to Volume Status 

Hypervolemic hypernatremia 
 - CHF
Classification, ... Glucocorticoid deficit - Hypokalemia ... deficit - Salt-losing ... Differential #Diagnosis #Table ... #Causes
Causes of Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased intake (rare cause in isolation)
GI loss - Urine loss
Causes of Hypokalemia ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... hematopoiesis • Hypothermia ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Management Summary Causes ... Exertional: - Hyperthermia ... - Malignant hyperthermia ... per day until stable ... Dialysis for severe
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis and Management Summary

Trauma:
 • Immobilization, Crush iniury, Compartment syndrome, Electrical injury
Exertional:
 •
Exertional: • Hyperthermia ... per day until stable ... Dialysis for severe ... hyperkalemia or ... Management #Summary #causes
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Weakness, cramping, nausea ... hyperK periodic paralysis ... , post-hypothermia ... only if no clear cause ... Elimination (see Table
Causes of Hypokalemia
I. Decreased intake
   A. Starvation
   B. Clay ingestion
II. Redistribution into
Causes of Hypokalemia ... Hypothermia ... Familial hypokalemic ... Low #Potassium #Classification ... #Causes
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
then be excreted using ... patient causing hypovolemia ... the determined cause ... #differential #algorithm ... cardiology #treatment #table