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Workup for Hyperphosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Rule out spurious hyperphosphatemia: paraproteinemia, hyperlipidemia, hemolysis, hyperbilirubinemia, liposomal amphotericin
Workup for Hyperphosphatemia ... - Differential ... Transcellular Shift: • Lactic ... Kidney Disease: • AKI ... #phosphate #nephrology
Causes of Metabolic Acidosis with Elevated Anion Gap - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Elevated Anion Gap > 12
Causes of Metabolic ... secretion • AKI ... Salicylate poisoning Lactic ... MetabolicAcidosis #AnionGap #Nephrology ... #Differential #
Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Type A: Impaired O2 Delivery (DO2)
 • Decreased O2 Delivery: Hypotension
- Differential Diagnosis ... Beta-Agonists, ↑ work ... Inborn Errors of Metabolism ... HIV, Malaria, Late ... Difficult to diagnosis
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential ... Heat stroke - Metabolic ... ) • AKI: BUN/Cr ... + myoglobin AKI ... causes #treatment #nephrology
Heat Illnesses and Heat Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Heat Cramps:
 • Muscle pain or spasm -
Heat Stroke - Differential ... • Labs: - Metabolic ... Collapse: • Pathophysiology ... - Athlete - difficulty ... Possible DIC - Mild lactic
Hypophosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Appropriately Low Kidney Phosphate Excretion:
 • Decreased GI Absorption: Chronic Diarrhea, Antacids,
Hypophosphatemia - Differential ... Hyperparathyroidism, TKI ... , ALK inhibitor, ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #nephrology ... #phosphorus #workup
Intracranial Hemorrhage (ICH) and Increased Intracranial Pressure (ICP) - Pathophysiology
ICH Management:
1. Manage Blood Pressure
  •
Pressure (ICP) - Pathophysiology ... reduces ICP (but also ... directly and via lactic ... • Increased metabolic ... #neurology #neurosurgery
There are similarities and differences between these 3 conditions which all carry treatment implications. Each mimic
Ketoacidosis (AK ... hormones that work ... Lactic Acidosis ... The metabolism of ... #diagnosis #differential
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
Lateral Sclerosis (ALS ... lateral sclerosis Pathophysiology ... features developing later ... conditions listed in differential ... Lateral #Sclerosis #neurology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
may precede the neurologic ... Etiology: • Pathophysiology ... Reversible course Differential ... Drug toxicity, Metabolic ... diagnosis #management #neurology