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Characteristics of Commonly Used Phosphate Binders 
Aluminum 
 - Potent and effective 
 - Useful for
- Useful for short ... Inexpensive - Treats hypocalcemia ... Lowers level of low-density ... increased risk of low ... Phosphate #Binders #Table
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential ... ULN • AST/ALT Elevation ... Hyperphosphatemia • Hypocalcemia ... /Late - Hypercalcemia ... causes #treatment #nephrology
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
- Differential ... Disorders: • Hyperkalemia ... Tower sign) and low-amplitude ... no P waves • Hypercalcemia ... #differential #
Gitelman Syndrome Overview

What?
• Inherited (AR) hypokalemic salt-losing tubulopathies affecting the thiazide-sensitive sodium chloride cotransporter
• Gitelman's syndrome
Family history of hypokalemia ... • Unexplained hypokalemia ... pressure Labs: • Hypokalemia ... Hypocalciuria (spot ... pathophysiology #Hypokalemia
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
mental status and low ... importantly, bedside ultrasound ... patient causing hypovolemia ... #diagnosis #differential ... cardiology #treatment #table