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Hyperkalemia shortens repolarization; changes in the T wave provide the earliest clues to hyperpotassemia.
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Hyperkalemia shortens ... repolarization; changes ... #Diagnosis #Hyperkalemia ... #EKG #ECG #Changes ... #Progression #Table
Chest Pain / ACS Evaluation Algorithm
Algorithm that attempts to the use history taking (guided by LRs),
Chest Pain / ACS Evaluation ... Ask about: - Changes ... physical activity - Nausea ... - History - EKG ... ChestPain #ACS #Evaluation
Evaluation and Management of Hypokalemia

Hypokalemia is often asymptomatic. Evaluation begins with a search for warning signs
Evaluation begins ... palpitations, changes ... electrocardiography (ECG ... Most cases of hypokalemia-induced ... #Evaluation #Algorithm
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Causes of Secondary ... Approach (when evaluation ... with previously stable ... disorders including hypokalemia ... Hyperthyroidism, Hypercalcemia
Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 • Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
Leukostasis: • Pathophysiology ... high WBC count cause ... tinnitus, visual changes ... hydration - Hyperkalemia ... unless worrisome EKG
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Weakness, cramping, nausea ... heparinized tube) • ECG ... only if no clear cause ... Elimination (see Table ... K-Binding Resins - Exchanges
Medications for the Treatment of Hyperkalemia
The goals of acute treatment are to prevent potentially life-threatening cardiac
the Treatment of Hyperkalemia ... , changes on ECG ... , severe hyperkalemia ... Figure 3 is an algorithm ... , and Table 3 summarizes
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
-60y (hormonal changes ... survival is 93-95% Pathophysiology ... hyperphosphatemia, hypercalcemia ... of diagnosis (e.g ... Self-limiting, chronic but stable
Pathogenesis of Select Causes of Constipation in Adults and in Elderly

 • Mechanical (ex. Bowel Obstruction,
Pathogenesis of Select Causes ... Hypercalcemia) - ... hormone receptor changes ... anal canal -> Evacuation ... #constipation #pathophysiology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Seizures • Vision changes ... Blood transfusion, Hypercalcemia ... Etiology: • Pathophysiology ... the underlying cause ... with AEDs until cause