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Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Transcellular Shift:
 • Alkalosis
 • ↑ beta-2 adrenergic simulation 
 • Erythropoiesis
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Hypokalemic periodic paralysis ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... nephrology #low #potassium
Hypokalemia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Low intake 
• poor oral intake 

Renal loss 
• Medication 
• Hypomagnesemia 
•
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Perspiration • Dialysis ... Hypokalemic periodic paralysis ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Paralisis Facial , facial paralysis

#clinical #Differential #Facial paralysis #CEM
Paralisis Facial ... , facial paralysis ... Differential #Facial paralysis
Thyrotoxic Periodic Paralysis - Illness Script
 • Epidemiology: Asian men age 20-30 with hyperthyroidism of any
Thyrotoxic Periodic Paralysis ... • Treatment: Potassium ... hyperthyroidism, Potassium ... Thyrotoxic #Periodic #Paralysis
Therapeutic Hypothermia - Rewarming Checklist

Paralysis and sedation should be maintained until core temperature is 35 C
Rewarming Checklist Paralysis ... C Taper off potassium ... Discontinue paralytics
Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS)
(aka: Landry–Guillain–Barré–Strohl syndrome:
	Most common cause of acute flaccid paralysis
	Rapidly progressive ascending paralysis & areflexia
	Autonomic
acute flaccid paralysis ... progressive ascending paralysis ...  The paralysis ...  Tick paralysis ... : Ascending paralysis
Vocal Cord Paralysis on Bronchoscopy
Bronchogenic carcinoma sometimes presents dysphonia as the first symptom. This patient complained
Vocal Cord Paralysis ... the vocal cord paralysis ... #Vocal #Cord #Paralysis
Paradoxical Respirations in Diaphragmatic Paralysis

Note the paradoxical movement of the abdomen during inspiration. The accessory inspiratory
Diaphragmatic Paralysis ... Diaphragmatic #Paralysis
#ATROPINE  #ANTIMUSCURANIC BLURRED VISION “paralysis of accommodation” or “#cycloplegia” #pharmacology
BLURRED VISION “paralysis
Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis
Poor Intake 
 - Starvation
 - Anorexia
GI Losses 
 - Vomiting / NG
Hypokalemic periodic paralysis ... Diagnosis #Low #Potassium