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Hypokalemia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Low intake 
• poor oral intake 

Renal loss 
• Medication 
• Hypomagnesemia 
•
Hypokalemia Differential ... • Gitelman's syndrome ... • Bartter's syndrome ... Hypokalemic periodic paralysis ... #Hypokalemia #Differential
Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Transcellular Shift:
 • Alkalosis
 • ↑ beta-2 adrenergic simulation 
 • Erythropoiesis
Hypokalemia - Differential ... Hypokalemic periodic paralysis ... • Refeeding syndrome ... #Hypokalemia #Differential
Causes of Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased intake (rare cause in isolation)
GI loss - Urine loss
Hypokalemia - Differential ... • Refeeding syndrome ... Thyrotoxic periodic paralysis ... hypokalemic periodic paralysis ... Hypokalemia #Nephrology #Differential
Pupillary Abnormalities  Overview
 - Unequal Pupils (anisocoria)
 - Tonic pupil (Adie's pupil)
 - OculomotorNerve (CN
OculomotorNerve (CN Ill) Paralysis ... - Homer's Syndrome ... Abnormalities #Differential
Causes of Hypokalemia
Transcellular Shifts:
 - Alkalosis, Increased plasma insulin (treatment of diabetic ketoacidosis), ß-Adrenergic agonists, Hypokalemic
Hypokalemic periodic paralysis ... hypokalemic periodic paralysis ... diuresis, Bartter's syndrome ... use), Gitelman's syndrome ... Hypokalemia #Causes #differential
Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS)
(aka: Landry–Guillain–Barré–Strohl syndrome:
	Most common cause of acute flaccid paralysis
	Rapidly progressive ascending paralysis & areflexia
	Autonomic
Guillain–Barré syndrome ... Landry–Guillain–Barré–Strohl syndrome ... acute flaccid paralysis ...  The paralysis ... Differential diagnosis
Algorithm for patients with hypokalemia on the basis of the potassium-to-creatinine ratio in the urine
Urine K+
Hypokalemic periodic paralysis ... Aldosterone: Cushing syndrome ... excess, Liddle syndrome ... , Gitelman syndrome ... urine #potassium #differential
Mydriasis and Miosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Causes of Mydriasis:
Dilated pupils (mydriasis) more than 7mm
 • Unilateral
Mydriasis and Miosis - Differential ... Mydriasis: CN Ill paralysis ... response, Serotonin syndrome ... Miosis: Horner's syndrome ... Mydriasis #Miosis #differential
Hypokalemia Evaluation Algorithm

Before evaluating hypokalemia, life threatening complications such as arrhythmias and paralysis should be looked
arrhythmias and paralysis ... ↓ Aldosterone: Syndrome ... excess, Liddle's syndrome ... , Gitelman syndrome ... diagnosis #Algorithm #differential
Wheezing - Differential Diagnosis Framework - Not all that wheezes is asthma
Vibrations of turbulent flow against
Wheezing - Differential ... cord edema or paralysis ... plug, Carcinoid syndrome ... AnnKumfer #Wheezing #Differential