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Causes of Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Increased Loss 
 - Increased GI Loss
 - Increased Urinary
Causes of Hypokalemia ... Loss - Increased ... GI Loss - Increased ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes ... potassium #low #pathophysiology
Conceptual Relationship between Volume Responsiveness and Volume Tolerance

Assessing for volume responsiveness would only tell you that
there would be an increase ... Causes of "Left ... Shift" (Decreased ... tolerance): -increased ... #Differential #Pathophysiology
Oxyhemoglobin Dissociation Curve 

Left Shift - decreased unloading of O2 at tissue level (i.e.  increased
Left Shift - decreased ... increased affinity ... Right Shift - increased ... Dissociation #Curve #Pathophysiology ... #Differential #Causes
Causes of Anemia with Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased Heme Synthesis or
Causes of Anemia ... , TIBC increased ... Deficiency (Eg Causes ... HgbA2, Increased ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Drug-Induced Edema
Drug-induced edema is caused by many drugs & can coincide with or worsen pre-existing peripheral
Drug-induced edema is caused ... following: - Increased ... mast cells - Increased ... Edema #Medication #Causes ... #Pharmacology #Pathophysiology
Hypochloremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Cause - Decreased Intake:
 • Low salt in diet
 • Exclusive D5W
Diagnosis Algorithm Cause ... intoxication Cause ... - Increased Loss ... may cause metabolic ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Pathophysiology
Differential Diagnosis of Thrombocytopenia by Categories:
- Decreased Production
- Increased Destruction
- Redistribution

#Diagnosis #Thrombocytopenia #Differential #Algorithm #Causes #Ddxof
Categories: - Decreased ... Production - Increased ... Differential #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Anemia with Normal Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased WBCs
 - Decreased/NormaI
Causes of Anemia ... WBCs - Decreased ... Infiltration - Increased ... Chronic) Normal/lncreased ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Erythroderma - Diagnostic Algorithm. Pathophysiology: 1) Extensive cutaneous capillary dilation, results in widespread exfoliation of the
Pathophysiology: ... result in dramatic increase ... mitotic rate, increased ... Causes: 1) Exfoliative
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
Heart Failure Pathophysiology ... failure leads to an increase ... → Inflammation causes ... ferroportin → Decreased ... endpoint of all-cause