Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Hypokalemia Evaluation Algorithm Before evaluating hypokalemia, life threatening complications such as arrhythmias and paralysis should be looked
Algorithm Before ... hypokalemia is ... wasting from other causes ... suggests extra-renal causes ... differential #potassium #nephrology
Simplified Approach to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) 1) IS THIS AN EMERGENCY? Is there a dialysis indication
require urgent nephrology ... evaluation? ... PROBLEM ~80% of AKI cases ... are caused by prerenal ... CONSIDER INTRINSIC CAUSES
Causes of Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm Once pseudohypokalemia is ruled out, causes of hypokalemia can be
Causes of Hypokalemia ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... ruled out, causes ... #Causes #workup ... #nephrology
TABLE 2. Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) sub-classifications lBS-diarrhoea (IBS-D) - >25% loose or watery stools; <25% hard
TABLE 2. ... ) sub-classifications ... (IBS-D) - >25% ... of incomplete evacuation ... #Classes #Diagnosis
A quick way to consider causes of PEA arrest (or severe hypotension) is to consider: Volume
way to consider causes ... severe hypotension) is ... Obstruction, and then 3 causes ... #Differential #Evaluation ... #Algorithm
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism Decreased GI Uptake - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
Excessive GI losses ... Chronic diarrhea / IBD ... Low #Magnesium #Table ... #Classification ... #Causes #Workup
Erythemas Summarized Erythema ab igne • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
potential inciting causes ... • Causes are multiple ... with variety of causes ... • Cause is unknown ... Erythemas #comparison #table
American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Classification The ASA classification (Table) aims to predict perioperative mortality rates but
The ASA classification ... (Table) aims to ... or greater was compared ... or greater was compared ... Preoperative #ASA #Classes
Causes of Polyneuropathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm • Metabolic: DM, Hypothyroidism, CKD, Cirrhosis, Nutritional deficiency •
Causes of Polyneuropathy ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Non-Infectious: GBS ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #causes #neurology
Algorithm for the evaluation of macrocytic anemia. (RBC = red blood cell; MMA = methylmalonic acid.) Physicians
Algorithm for the ... evaluation of macrocytic ... the most likely cause ... recovery also causes ... #Homocysteine #Algorithm
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