Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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diagnosis hypokalemia criticalcare nephrology overview potassium shock workup anesthesia anesthesiology b12 cardiacarrest checklist cobalamin comparison deficiency disorders druginduced eosinophil eosinophilia
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 ... #differential #
Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Poor Intake - Starvation - Anorexia GI Losses - Vomiting / NG
Hypokalemia - Differential ... #Diagnosis #Low ... #Potassium #Table ... #Classification ... #Causes
Hypokalemia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm Low intake • poor oral intake Renal loss • Medication • Hypomagnesemia •
Hypokalemia Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Low intake ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Classification
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism Decreased GI Uptake - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
Hypomagnesemia #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Low ... #Magnesium #Table ... #Classification ... #Causes #Workup
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm INDICATIONS FOR TESTING: • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
FOR TESTING: • Peripheral ... during medical evaluation ... for secondary causes ... eosinophilia (common causes ... #Differential #
Shock Overview A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
Hypovolemic Shock - Low ... EmmGeezee #Shock #Classification ... #diagnosis #management ... #criticalcare #differential ... #causes #classification
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE Drug Induced Lupus (DIL): • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
10% of all lupus cases ... in >90% - Low ... Positive in 60-80% of cases ... 60-80% - Low ... sle #comparison #table
Shock Overview A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
Hypovolemic Shock - Low ... EmmGeezee #Shock #Classification ... #diagnosis #management ... #criticalcare #differential ... #causes #classification
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 algorithm ... can be high or low ... #Hyponatremia #differential ... #diagnosis #table
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) Deficiency Etiology: • Vit B12 - aka cobalamin. Present in foods derived from animal
• Common Causes ... total body stores Evaluation ... findings, HSM, LN, peripheral ... pit, low retic ... Deficiency #diagnosis #management
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