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Causes of Approach to Altered Level of Consciousness - Workup
Clinical Exam - Focal
 • Trauma
 •
Causes of Approach ... Hypercapnea • Hyper/HypoNa ... • Hyper/HypoCa ... • Hyper/HypoK ... workup #algorithm #Causes
Causes of Proximal Muscle Weakness That May Mimic Inflammatory Myopathy
 • Central or peripheral neurologic disease
Causes of Proximal ... Acromegaly - Hypo ... Hyperparathyroidism - Hypo ... #differential #causes
Reversible Neurocognitive Disorders (Reversible Causes of "Dementia")
 • Structural/Mass: Subdural Hematoma, NPH, Intracranial tumor
 • Infection:
Disorders (Reversible Causes ... • Endocrine: Hypo ... encephalitis, Hypo ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Causes of Hypomagnesemia
Redistribution:
 - IV glucose
 - Correction of diabetic ketoacidosis
 - IV hyperalimentation
 - Refeeding
Causes of Hypomagnesemia ... Hypomagnesemia #Causes ... #pharmacology #hypomg
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
Classification #Causes ... #Workup #hypomg
Abnormal Lipid Profiles - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Increased Cholesterol and Triglycerides 
 - Genetic Causes
- Secondary Causes ... HDL - Genetic Causes ... • Primary Hypo-alphalippproteinemia ... - Secondary Causes ... - Secondary Causes
Drugs associated with hypokalemia and hypomagnesemia

Hypokalemia
- Shift from extracellular fluid to intracellular fluid compartment
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diagnosis #nephrology #Causes ... #hypomg
Refeeding Syndrome Overview

What Is It?
	• Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused by initiation of nutrition in severely malnourished patient.
Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused ... changes and may cause ... • Hypo-K • ... Hypo-Mg2+ • Vitamin ... are the leading cause
Underlying causes of PEA arrest: H’s and T’s 

Hypovolemia, Hypoxia, Hydrogen Ion (acidosis), Hypo/Hyper-kalemia, Hypothermia
Toxins, Tamponade,
Underlying causes ... Ion (acidosis), Hypo
Creatine Kinase - Causes of Elevated CK Levels
Acute CK Elevation (Pain > Weakness):
 • RHABDOMYOLYSIS
Creatine Kinase - Causes ... Subacute to Chronic Causes ... - Endocrine: Hypo ... Electrolytes: hypo