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Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
renal Mg wasting syndromes ... - Gitelman syndrome ... - Hungry bones syndrome ... #Magnesium #Table ... #Classification
Differentiation Between Nephrotic Syndrome and Nephritic Syndrome 
== Nephrotic Syndrome ==
Onset - Insidious 
Edema - ++++
Blood
Between Nephrotic Syndrome ... and Nephritic Syndrome ... == Nephrotic Syndrome ... == Nephritic Syndrome ... #Table #Nephrology
Hypomagnesemia - Differential Diagnosis
Renal Causes of Hypomagnesemia - Familial:
Bartter syndrome and Gitelman syndrome, Isolated recessive hypomagnesemia,
Diagnosis Renal Causes ... Familial: Bartter syndrome ... and Gitelman syndrome ... #nephrology #magnesium ... #low
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
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Cauda Equina Syndrome ... Equina Syndrome ... equina syndrome ... Syndrome: • large ... #Equina #syndrome
Hypokalemia Evaluation Algorithm

Before evaluating hypokalemia, life threatening complications such as arrhythmias and paralysis should be looked
potassium(K) & magnesium ... ↓ Aldosterone: Syndrome ... excess, Liddle's syndrome ... Diuretics, Bartter syndrome ... , Gitelman syndrome
Orthopedic Essentials - Spinal Trauma and Spine Classification 
DENIS THREE COLUMN CONCEPT
Anterior column:
process fracture Stable ... fractures: Don't cause ... spinal deformity or neurologic ... deficit, still able ... injury 3 Cauda
Thrombocytopenia and Pregnancy - TTP/HUS, HELLP Syndrome and Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Three syndromes in
TTP/HUS, HELLP Syndrome ... Pregnancy (AFLP) Three syndromes ... Elevated Liver tests, Low ... hematology #diagnosis #table ... #comparison
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
- Spinal Cord Syndromes ... Brown-Séquard Syndrome ... Cord Syndrome: ... Central Cord Syndrome ... Equina Syndrome
Rapid, increasing signs of extrapyramidal symptoms (EPS) is an important key feature of NMS. EPS, associated
should exhibit low ... differentiating the two syndromes ... Diagnosis #Serotonin #Syndrome ... NeurolepticMalignant #Comparison ... #Table
A toxidrome is a syndrome (set of symptoms) caused by specific medications or toxins.

There are 5
toxidrome is a syndrome ... set of symptoms) caused ... Anticholinergic: low ... Toxicology #Toxidromes #Comparison ... #Table #Anticholinergics