Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Extra-renal Losses:
 β€’ Normal Acid-Base: Low intake
 β€’ Metabolic acidosis: Gl tract
Hypokalemia - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... intake β€’ Metabolic ... Renal Losses: β€’ Metabolic ... #nephrology
Hypokalemia Evaluation Algorithm

Before evaluating hypokalemia, life threatening complications such as arrhythmias and paralysis should be looked
A urine K/Cr ratio ... #Hypokalemia #diagnosis ... #Algorithm #differential ... #potassium #nephrology ... #low
Metabolic Alkalosis - Urinary Chloride Algorithm
Cl- responsive metabolic alkalosis
 β€’ Kidney loss of Cl-
alkalosis β€’ Normal/low ... , Gitelman syndrome ... #Algorithm #nephrology ... #differential # ... diagnosis
Algorithm for patients with hypokalemia on the basis of the potassium-to-creatinine ratio in the urine
Urine K+
Low-normal EABV ... , Low Plasma HCO3 ... #potassium #differential ... #algorithm #diagnosis ... #nephrology
Workup for Hypophosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Rule out spurious hypophosphatemia: paraproteinemia, acute leukemia
Measure Urine Fractional Excretion
Hypophosphatemia - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... leukemia Measure Urine ... β€’ Normal or Low ... Workup #phosphate #nephrology
Causes of Metabolic Alkalosis: Differential Diagnosis
ECF volume contracted: urine chloride concentration <20 meq/L
 β€’ Gastric alkalosis:
Alkalosis: Differential ... Diagnosis ECF ... #Alkalosis #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Causes ... #nephrology
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Diagnosis Baseline ... clinical context and signs ... Abdominal compartment syndrome ... β€’ Cardio-renal syndrome ... #Diagnosis #nephrology
Physiologic Approach to Hypotonic Hyponatremia
The next time you have a case of hypotonic hyponatremia, give the
volume-based algorithm Urine ... Cirrhosis, Nephrotic syndrome ... #Hyponatremia #differential ... #diagnosis #table ... #sodium #nephrology
Metabolic Causes of Kidney Stones in Children
 β€’ Calcium Oxalate: Primary Hyperoxaluria type 1-3, Secondary Hyperoxaluria
type 1-4, Lowe ... Syndrome (Oculo-Cerebro-Renal ... Stones #pediatrics #nephrology ... #differential # ... diagnosis
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 β€’ Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
consciousness Differential ... Diagnosis: β€’ ... β€’ Locked-in syndrome ... β€’ Vestibulo-ocular ... β€’ Examine for signs