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 ... wasting from other causes ... suggests extra-renal causes ... consumption • Low ... potassium #nephrology #low
Hypocalcemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm • Low Serum Mg: GI losses, Renal losses, Alcoholism, Malnutrition, Drug-Induced
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Other Causes: ... Acute pancreatitis ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #causes
Simplified Approach to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) 1) IS THIS AN EMERGENCY? Is there a dialysis indication
Simplified Approach to Acute ... urgent nephrology evaluation ... : Hypovolemia, Low ... PROBLEM ~80% of AKI cases ... CONSIDER INTRINSIC CAUSES
Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Poor Intake - Starvation - Anorexia GI Losses - Vomiting / NG
- Anorexia GI Losses ... Differential #Diagnosis #Low ... #Potassium #Table ... #Classification ... #Causes
Acute Kidney Injury - Classification Prerenal: • Dehydration • Heart failure (a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome) • Liver failure
Acute Kidney Injury ... - Classification ... tubular necrosis (causes ... : sepsis, meds, ... Kidney #Injury #Classification
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification Hypovolemic (Intravascular volume depletion) - Hemorrhagic • Trauma
Differential Diagnosis by Classification ... contractility) - Acute ... exacerbation (any cause ... obstruction to blood flow ... #Table #CriticalCare
Causes of Hypocalcemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm • Extravascular: Pancreatitis, surgery, acute phosphate intake and renal
Causes of Hypocalcemia ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Pancreatitis, surgery, acute ... Hyperphosphatemia, Low ... #Causes #algorithm
Hypokalemia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm Low intake • poor oral intake Renal loss • Medication • Hypomagnesemia •
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Low intake ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Classification
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism Decreased GI Uptake - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
Excessive GI losses ... Differential #Diagnosis #Low ... #Magnesium #Table ... #Classification ... #Causes #Workup
Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm Localized: • Cervical: EBV, CMV, HIV, Toxo, TB, Lymphoma, Head /
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Infection: Acute ... Anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes
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