Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Causes of Hypercalcemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 β€’ Primary Hyperparathyroidism 
 β€’ Possible Familial Hypocalciuric Hypercalcemia
Causes of Hypercalcemia ... β€’ Primary Hyperparathyroidism ... Hypocalciuric Hypercalcemia ... β€’ Humoral Hypercalcemia ... DTomacruzM #Hypercalcemia
Hypercalcemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Elevated PTH (High or normal):
 β€’ Primary Hyperparathyroidism
 β€’ Familial Hypocalciuric Hypercalcemia
Low
Hypercalcemia - ... PTH (High or normal ... Hypocalciuric Hypercalcemia ... Thiazides/Lithium #Hypercalcemia ... #causes #endocrinology
Causes of Hypercalcemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 β€’ Primary hyperparathyroidism
 β€’ FHH
 β€’ Hypercalcemia of malignancy
Causes of Hypercalcemia ... β€’ Primary hyperparathyroidism ... β€’ FHH β€’ Hypercalcemia ... Local osteolytic hypercalcemia ... #Hypercalcemia
Hyperkalemia: Diagnostic algorithm
Decreased renal potassium excretion
 β€’ Acute renal failure
 β€’ Chronic renal failure
 β€’ Drugs
Increased
Hyperkalemia: Diagnostic ... algorithm Decreased ... : β€’ Primary hypoaldosteronism ... β€’ Type 1 #Hyperkalemia ... nephrology #potassium #differential
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
inhibitors - Primary ... abnormalities - Hypercalcemia ... Low #Magnesium #Table ... #Classification ... #Causes #Workup
Diagnostic algorithm for the workup of hypercalcemia. The diagnostic workup for patients presenting with hypercalcemia rests
the workup of hypercalcemia ... presenting with hypercalcemia ... hypocalciuric hypercalcemia ... FHH and 12% of primary ... #Diagnosis #Hypercalcemia
Adrenal Insufficiency Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical suspicion: Weakness, fatigue, nausea, musculoskeletal pain, dizziness, volume depletion, abdominal pain,
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Weakness, fatigue, nausea ... hyponatremia, hyperkalemia ... insufficiency likely: β€’ High ... baseline ACTH - Primary
Hypercalcemia Evaluation
1) Clinical clues
 - Is the patient symptomatic?
 - Family history?
 - Have you done
Hypercalcemia Evaluation ... 1) Clinical clues ... PTH - Frankly high ... BrighamChiefs #Hypercalcemia ... #workup #differential
Hypokalemia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypertensive:
 β€’ High Al, Low R - Primary aldosteronism
 β€’ High Al, High
Hypokalemia Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Al, Low R - Primary ... #Differential # ... #nephrology #causes
Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis
Poor Intake 
 - Starvation
 - Anorexia
GI Losses 
 - Vomiting / NG
Hypokalemia - Differential ... Ureterosigmoidostomy Urinary ... Low #Potassium #Table ... #Classification ... #Causes