Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis
Poor Intake 
 - Starvation
 - Anorexia
GI Losses 
 - Vomiting / NG drainage
 - Diarrhea
 - Laxative abuse
 - Ureterosigmoidostomy
Urinary Losses 
 - Diuretics
 - Mineralocorticoid excess
 - Renal tubular acidosis (Types 1 and 2, but not type 4)
 - Salt wasting nephropathy
 - Amphotericin B
 - Polyuria
 - Hypomagnesemia
Internal Redistribution 
 - Insulin
 - Catecholamines
 - Alkalosis
 - Marked cell proliferation
 - Hypokalemic periodic paralysis

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Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD · 4 years ago
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