Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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PLACO Mnemonic - Approach to Acid-Base Disorders
P - Determine the pH
L - Labs: PCO2 & HCO3
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PLACO Mnemonic - ... Approach to Acid-Base ... PLACO #AcidBase #Acid ... #Base #diagnosis ... #nephrology #Mnemonic
Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Extra-renal Losses:
 β€’ Normal Acid-Base: Low intake
 β€’ Metabolic acidosis: Gl tract
Hypokalemia - Differential ... Losses: β€’ Normal Acid-Base ... #Hypokalemia #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes ... potassium #low #nephrology
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acid Base Disorders ... Differentials? ... D-lactate (short bowel syndrome ... ABG #bloodgas #Acid ... #Base #Gas #VBG
Causes of Hypocomplementemia - CHAMPS Mnemonic
C - Cryoglobulinemia (85%), C3 glomerulopathy, cirrhosis
H - Heavy Chain deposition
Causes of Hypocomplementemia ... - CHAMPS Mnemonic ... antiphospholipid syndrome ... Complement #CHAMPS #Mnemonic ... #diagnosis #differential
Workup for Hypophosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Rule out spurious hypophosphatemia: paraproteinemia, acute leukemia
Measure Urine Fractional Excretion
Hypophosphatemia - Differential ... Tumor genesis syndrome ... Denosumab, Estrogen based ... Hypophosphatemia #Differential ... Workup #phosphate #nephrology
Etiologies of Peripheral Neuropathy
 β€’ Metabolic / Nutritional: DiabetesB12 deficiency, Uremia/ESRD, Hypothyroidism
 β€’ Medication-induced: ART, Antibiotics,
Paraprotein-associated (POEMS syndrome ... Peripheral #Neuropathy #differential ... #diagnosis #causes ... #neurology
Hypokalemia Evaluation Algorithm

Before evaluating hypokalemia, life threatening complications such as arrhythmias and paralysis should be looked
wasting from other causes ... suggests extra-renal causes ... , Gitelman syndrome ... diagnosis #Algorithm #differential ... #potassium #nephrology
Horner's Syndrome on Physical Exam

A 75yoF was referred in for facial swelling and eyelid changes 1
Horner's Syndrome ... diagnosis of Horner's syndrome ... experience, the cause ... surgery; as in our case ... #physicalexam #neurology
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Physiologic Approach to Hypotonic Hyponatremia
The next time you have a case of hypotonic hyponatremia, give the
time you have a case ... normal volume-based ... Cirrhosis, Nephrotic syndrome ... #Hyponatremia #differential ... table #sodium #nephrology
Intermittent Bilateral Exophthalmos (Alternating Exophthalmos and Enophthalmos) on Physical Exam

Observing this patient in silence for a
Existing case reports ... any available case ... The syndrome of ... Differentials for ... lymphangiomas are the cause
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