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Algorithm for patients with hypokalemia on the basis of the potassium-to-creatinine ratio in the urine
Urine K+
Urine K+ <13 mEq ... loss: Diarrhea Urine ... HCO3- • Low Urine ... #urine #potassium ... #differential #
Hypokalemia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm using Urine Potassium to Creatinine Ratio

#Hypokalemia #Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm #Potassium #Creatinine #Ratio
Hypokalemia Differential ... Algorithm using Urine ... Creatinine Ratio #Hypokalemia ... #Differential #
Urine Electrolyte Interpretation - AKI, Hyponatremia, Hypokalemia and Non-Gap Metabolic Acidosis

#Urine #Electrolytes #Interpretation #ULytes #AKI #FENa
Urine Electrolyte ... Hyponatremia, Hypokalemia ... Metabolic Acidosis #Urine
Renal Tubular Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased Serum K, Urine pH < 5.5 - Proximal RTA
Decreased
Decreased Serum K, Urine ... Decreased Serum K, Urine ... pH > 6.0 - Hypokalemic ... Tubular Acidosis • Urine ... obstruction • Urine
Pathophysiology of Tumor Lysis Syndrome (TLS)
Tumor Cell Lysis
-> Release of DNA
 • Purines -> Hypoxanthine /
Nephropathy (low urine ... nephropathy (high urine ... pH) • Hypocalcemia ... • Hyperkalemia
Causes Abnormal Urine Color - Differential Diagnosis
Turbid White Urine (Albinuria):
 • Chyluria, Filariasis, Schistosomiasis, Malignancy, Phosphaturia,
Causes Abnormal Urine ... Color - Differential ... listed under green urine ... * Green Urine: ... discoloration #Differential
Algorithm for Differentiating Gitelman syndrome from Bartter syndrome
 • Urine Chloride
 • Urine Ca/Cr ratio

Dr. Krithika
Bartter syndrome • Urine ... Chloride • Urine ... Algorithm #nephrology #hypokalemia
Hypokalemia Evaluation Algorithm

Before evaluating hypokalemia, life threatening complications such as arrhythmias and paralysis should be looked
Hypokalemia Evaluation ... Before evaluating hypokalemia ... A urine K/Cr ratio ... • Diarrhea A urine ... diagnosis #Algorithm #differential
Abnormally Colored Urine - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Red:
 - Hematuria, Hemoglobinuria, Myoglobinuria
 - Beets, Rhubarb, Blackberries, Artificial
Abnormally Colored Urine ... - Differential ... Purple: - Purple urine ... AnnKumfer #Colored #Urine ... Discoloration #Differential
Normal Anion-Gap Acidosis (NAGMA) - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Workup

NAGMA
- Chem, ABG or VBG
- Calculate Anion
Acidosis (NAGMA) - Differential ... Gap - UAG and Urine ... gap - UA with urine ... - Renal • Urine ... Metabolic #NAGMA #Differential