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Causes of Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Increased Loss 
 - Increased GI Loss
 - Increased Urinary
Causes of Hypokalemia ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... - Increased Cell ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #causes #potassium
Summary table of types of hypersensitivity reactions. 
Type 1
 - Mediators: lgE
 - Antigen Form: Soluble
Allergen-specific lgE causes ... Antigen-antibody complex ... Antigen-antibody complexes ... T-cells recruit ... allergy #table #classification
Hypersensitivity Types and Their Mechanisms
Type I - lgE - Soluble antigen
 - Allergen-specific lgE antibodies bind
with cytotoxic T ... Antigen-antibody complexes ... erythematosus Type IV - T ... and cytotoxic T ... Hypersensitivity #Types #Classification
Trunk / Sacral Skin Ulcers - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neoplastic
 • Squamous cell carcinoma
 • Basal cell
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... carcinoma • Basal cell ... fungoides (cutaneous T-cell ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #causes
Hyperkalemia - Management Algorithm
 • IV calcium
 • IV insulin and glucose and/or salbutamolt
 • Consider
Hyperkalemia - Management Algorithm ... Dialysis Serum potassium ... Widening of QRS complex ... #hyperkalemia #potassium ... diagnosis #management #algorithm
Types of hypersensitivity reactions

Type I - lgE-Mediated, Within I Hour (Anaphylaxis)
Type II - IgG or IgM
Type Ill - Immune Complex-Mediated ... Sickness) Type IV T-Cell-Mediated ... reactions #Types #Classification
Skin Ulcers by Etiology - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Physical:
 • Trauma
 • Pressure
 • Radiation
Vascular:
 • Arterial
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... fungoides (cutaneous T-cell ... Viral - Herpes simplex ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #causes
Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis
Poor Intake 
 - Starvation
 - Anorexia
GI Losses 
 - Vomiting / NG
Alkalosis - Marked cell ... Diagnosis #Low #Potassium ... #Table #Classification ... #Causes
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
Lymphocytes - T ... involvement • T-cell ... -> AML: Blast crises ... primary granules • t( ... Intracellular Urate, Potassium
Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... as common - T ... Cell ~10% - B-Cell ... Lymphoproliferative #Disorders #Classification ... #differential #algorithm