Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
51.3M 14.5K 7.6K
Board Certified Internal Medicine Hospitalist, GrepMed Editor in Chief 🇵🇭 🇺🇸 - Sign up for an account to like, bookmark and upload images to contribute to our community platform. Follow us on IG: https://www.instagram.com/grepmed/ | Twitter: https://twitter.com/grepmeded/
Contributor Ranks
Latest Searches
59 results
diagnosis differential nephrology hypokalemia management low ophthalmology hyponatremia treatment hyperkalemia kidney metabolic workup acute aki alkalosis blood classification clinical sodium
Uveitis - Definition, Causes and SUN Classification Inflammation of the iris, ciliary body, vitreous, retina and/or choroid Incidence
Inflammation of the iris ... body, vitreous, retina ... blindness, linked to macular ... secondary glaucoma and retinal ... ischemia Causes
Causes of Hyperkalemia Hyperkalemia is caused by excess potassium intake, impaired potassium excretion, or transcellular shifts. The
Causes of Hyperkalemia ... Hyperkalemia is caused ... by excess potassium ... with impaired renal ... and underlying renal
►
 Hyperkalemia: Diagnostic algorithm Decreased renal potassium excretion • Acute renal failure • Chronic renal failure • Drugs Increased
Hyperkalemia: Diagnostic algorithm ... potassium excretion ... Drugs Increased potassium ... (oral/iv) • Potassium-rich ... Hyperkalemia #Diagnosis #algorithm
Causes of Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm Defining the cause of hypokalemia starts by measuring urinary K
Causes of Hypokalemia ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Defining the cause ... differential #diagnosis #algorithm ... #potassium
Causes of Anterior Uveitis - Differential Diagnosis Anterior Uveitis - 90% of cases of Uveitis • Inflammation
Causes of Anterior ... eye • Anterior-iris ... vitreous humor, and retina ... TINU syndrome (w/ renal ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm Extra-renal Losses: • Normal Acid-Base: Low intake • Metabolic acidosis: Gl tract
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Extra-renal Losses ... loss (Diarrhea) Renal ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #causes #potassium
Vision Loss - Differential Diagnosis Chronic: - Cornea: Scarring, Edema - Lens: Cataracts
Cataracts - Macula: Macular ... degeneration - Retina ... Lens Dislocation, Retinal ... Optic Neuropathy, Retinal ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes
Hypokalemia Evaluation Algorithm Before evaluating hypokalemia, life threatening complications such as arrhythmias and paralysis should be looked
Hypokalemia Evaluation Algorithm ... treated with IV potassium ... wasting from other causes ... suggests extra-renal ... causes • Laxative
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework Pre-Renal Post-Renal Intrinsic Renal: • Tubules (ATN) • Glomerular:
Causes of Acute ... Framework Pre-Renal ... Renal: • Tubules ... #KidneyInjury #Causes ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Metabolic Alkalosis - Differential Diagnosis Chloride depletion syndromes • Gastrointestinal losses -
Causes of Metabolic ... villous adenomas • Renal ... administration Other causes ... syndrome • Severe potassium ... depletion (serum potassium
empty