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Hypomagnesemia - Differential Diagnosis
Renal Causes of Hypomagnesemia - Familial:
Bartter syndrome and Gitelman syndrome, Isolated recessive hypomagnesemia,
Hypomagnesemia - Differential ... and Gitelman syndrome ... Hypomagnesemia - Acquired: Medications ... diagnosis #causes #nephrology ... #magnesium #low
Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Transcellular Shift:
 • Alkalosis
 • ↑ beta-2 adrenergic simulation 
 • Erythropoiesis
Hypokalemia - Differential ... • Refeeding syndrome ... Thyrotoxicosis Medications ... Renal Losses ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #nephrology
Hypocalcemia - Diagnosis and Management
PTH Independent (↑ PTH)
 • LOW VIT D
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Independent (↑ PTH) • LOW ... - Metabolism: Drugs ... Transfusions - Medications ... #endocrinology ... #differential #algorithm
Drugs associated with hypokalemia and hypomagnesemia

Hypokalemia
- Shift from extracellular fluid to intracellular fluid compartment
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Drugs associated ... renal Fanconi syndrome ... hypomagnesemia #Medications ... #differential # ... diagnosis #nephrology
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
diarrhea / IBD Renal ... Loses - Medications ... Hypomagnesemia #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Low ... #Magnesium #Table
Secondary causes of Hypertension
 • Medications, Drugs, Chemo: NSAIDS, Steroids, CNI, Alcohol, Cocaine, OCP, Licorice, MAOI,
Hypertension • Medications ... , Drugs, Chemo: ... Pseudoephedrine • Primary Renal ... tumor • Other low ... #Hypertension #differential
Immunosuppression in Transplantation
Induction (I):
 - Basiliximab (Simulect)
 - Alemtuzumab (Campath)
 - Rituximab
 - Anti-Thymocyte Globulin (ATG)
Induction
Immunosuppressive #Medications ... #Pharmacology #Table ... #Drugs #Induction ... #Maintenance #Management ... #Nephrology #Renal
Common causes of Acute Kidney Injury AKI - Differential Diagnosis
HEMODYNAMIC
 • Cardiac failure: Impaired forward flow,
Kidney Injury AKI - Differential ... Impaired forward flow ... inhibitors, hepatorenal syndrome ... thromboembolism, renal ... #Diagnosis #nephrology
Hematuria in Post-Renal Transplant Patient
Prevalence up to 12% in the postrenal transplant patient
 • Bacterial: Escherichia
Prostate cancer • Medications ... (Goodpasture's syndrome ... #Transplant #differential ... #blood #urine #management ... #treatment #nephrology
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis and Management Summary

Trauma:
 • Immobilization, Crush iniury, Compartment syndrome, Electrical injury
Exertional:
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Rhabdomyolysis - Differential ... Diagnosis and Management ... iniury, Compartment syndrome ... Drugs (Statins), ... per day until stable