Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Metabolic Alkalosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Urinary Chloride
 β€’ Cl- responsive metabolic alkalosis
- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm - Urinary ... - Kidney loss ... #Differential # ... Algorithm #causes #urinary
Metabolic Alkalosis - Urinary Chloride Algorithm
Cl- responsive metabolic alkalosis
 β€’ Kidney loss of Cl-
- Urinary Chloride ... β€’ Kidney loss ... #Urinary #Chloride ... urine #Algorithm #nephrology ... #differential #
Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
2)
Evaluation and Differential ... can be done by using ... Differential Diagnosis ... Ketoacidosis, Renal ... GI loss of H+, Renal
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Differentials? ... acetaminophen dosing ... - Diarrhea - Renal ... Diagnosis #Summary #Nephrology ... #VBG #differential
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PRE-Renal AKI:
 β€’ Hypovolemia
 β€’ Congestion
 β€’ Medications
 β€’
Acute Kidney Injury ... (AKI) - Differential ... Congestion β€’ Medications ... AKI: β€’ Urinary ... #Diagnosis #nephrology
Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis - Impaired Excretion vs Redistribution

Impaired Urinary Excretion 
 - Renal failure
 -
Redistribution Impaired Urinary ... Excretion - Renal ... Rhabdomyolysis Medications ... deficiency - Acidosis ... #Diagnosis #Table
Hypokalemia Differential Algorithm
Acidosis
 - RTA
 - Diarrhea
pH Normal 
 1. Decreased Mg 
 2. Intracellular Shift
Hypokalemia Differential ... Algorithm Acidosis ... Primary hyperaldo ... Renal artery stenosis ... Causes #Workup #Nephrology
Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis
Poor Intake 
 - Starvation
 - Anorexia
GI Losses 
 - Vomiting / NG
Ureterosigmoidostomy Urinary ... Mineralocorticoid excess - Renal ... tubular acidosis ... Catecholamines - Alkalosis ... Low #Potassium #Table
Acid Base Disorders Worksheet

Step 1: Gather the necessary data (Na+, CI-, HCO3-, PH, pCO2). Preferably, all
a primary alkalosis ... a primary acidosis ... the diagnoses using ... the differentials ... Worksheet #diagnosis #differential
Common causes of Acute Kidney Injury AKI - Differential Diagnosis
HEMODYNAMIC
 β€’ Cardiac failure: Impaired forward flow,
causes of Acute Kidney ... Injury AKI - Differential ... thromboembolism, renal ... tumors INTRINSINC RENAL ... #Diagnosis #nephrology