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Workup for Hyperphosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Rule out spurious hyperphosphatemia: paraproteinemia, hyperlipidemia, hemolysis, hyperbilirubinemia, liposomal amphotericin
hyperphosphatemia: paraproteinemia ... heparin Acute Phosphate ... Exogenous: Excessive phosphate ... intake, Phosphate ... Increased Renal Phosphate
Workup for Hypophosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Rule out spurious hypophosphatemia: paraproteinemia, acute leukemia
Measure Urine Fractional Excretion
hypophosphatemia: paraproteinemia ... Fractional Excretion of Phosphate ... Framework #Workup #phosphate
Phosphate binders - quick reference chart of maximum daily dose. Most patients with CKD will require
Phosphate binders ... CKD will require phosphate ... since they are not able ... based on serum phosphate ... aluminum-based phosphate
Urine Microscopy Crystals
Uric Acid crystals:
 - Formation promoted by acidic urine
 - Seen in tumor lysis
syndrome Calcium phosphate ... Magnesium ammonium phosphate ... struvite or "triple phosphate ... Crystals #comparison #table
Phosphate Binders - Pros and Cons

Calcium carbonate (TumsTM) 
 - Most inexpensive, antacid properties useful for
Phosphate Binders ... amzn.to/34t5DgJ #Phosphate ... #Binders #Table
Point-of-care lung ultrasound for diagnosis of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia: notes from the field
Table 3: Description of
from the field Table ... EBM #Diagnosis #POCUS
POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
POCUS Echocardiography ... - Table of Cardiac ... Doppler #Anatomy #POCUS ... Map #Comparison #Table
Lung ultrasound pathology in a COVID-19 positive patient
 - Few B-lines (vertical white lines)
 - Confluent
viamdinh #COVID19 #POCUS ... #Coronavirus #Table
Characteristics of Commonly Used Phosphate Binders 
Aluminum 
 - Potent and effective 
 - Useful for
Commonly Used Phosphate ... amzn.to/34t5DgJ #Phosphate ... #Binders #Table
Junctional Rhythms - Junctional rhythm describes an abnormal heart rhythm resulting from impulses coming from a
coming from a locus ... Junctional #Rhythms #Table