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Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis
Poor Intake 
 - Starvation
 - Anorexia
GI Losses 
 - Vomiting / NG
Hypokalemic periodic paralysis ... Diagnosis #Low #Potassium ... #Table #Classification ... #Causes
Hypokalemia Evaluation Algorithm

Before evaluating hypokalemia, life threatening complications such as arrhythmias and paralysis should be looked
arrhythmias and paralysis ... treated with IV potassium ... wasting from other causes ... suggests extra-renal causes ... #differential #potassium
Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PseudoHyperkalemia:
 • Lab error
 • Traumatic venipuncture
 • Hemolysis, thrombocytosis, leukocytosis
 •
• Recent IV potassium ... Hyperkalemia Periodic paralysis ... differential #diagnosis #causes ... #potassium #high
Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS)
(aka: Landry–Guillain–Barré–Strohl syndrome:
	Most common cause of acute flaccid paralysis
	Rapidly progressive ascending paralysis & areflexia
	Autonomic
syndrome (GBS) (aka ...  Most common cause ... acute flaccid paralysis ...  The paralysis ...  Tick paralysis
Causes of Hypokalemia

Hypokalemia results from abnormal losses, transcellular shifts, or insufficient intake (Table 1).6–8 Abnormal losses
Causes of Hypokalemia ... insufficient intake (Table ... significantly lower potassium ... rarely the sole cause ... #Differential #Causes
Orthopedic Essentials - Spinal Trauma and Spine Classification 
DENIS THREE COLUMN CONCEPT
Anterior column:
Anterior column: AAL ... ligament AAF ... process fracture Stable ... fractures: Don't cause ... deficit, still able
Giant AAA on POCUS

Elderly pt with abd/back pain. Stable. Has pulsatile mass on exam spans 12
Giant AAA on POCUS ... Stable. ... answer (of course)-POCUS ... Article has case ... #Giant #POCUS #
Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PseudoHyperkalemia:
 • Lab error
 • Traumatic venipuncture
 • Hemolysis, thrombocytosis, leukocytosis
 •
• Recent IV potassium ... Hyperkalemia Periodic paralysis ... differential #diagnosis #causes ... #potassium #high
Sensitivity is the proportion of truly diseased persons in the screened population who are identified as
correctly diagnose a case ... that any given case ... implies being able ... it has a narrow focus ... #Calculation #Table
Laceration bleeding into a water bath on POCUS

Laceration bleeding into a water bath! Taking name suggestions.
water bath on POCUS ... Lateral Water Bath aka ... Cotton @SonoMojo In case ... bleeding #waterbath #POCUS