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! colspan="2" rowspan="5" |Diseases
! colspan="2" rowspan="5" |Diseases
| colspan="9" rowspan="1" style="background: #4479BA; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" |'''Clinical manifestations'''
| colspan="9" rowspan="1" style="background: #4479BA; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" |'''Clinical manifestations'''
! colspan="6" rowspan="2" style="background: #4479BA; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" |Para-clinical findings
! colspan="7" rowspan="2" style="background: #4479BA; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" |Para-clinical findings
| colspan="1" rowspan="5" style="background: #4479BA; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" |'''Gold standard'''
| colspan="1" rowspan="5" style="background: #4479BA; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" |'''Gold standard'''
! rowspan="5" style="background: #4479BA; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" |Additional findings
! rowspan="5" style="background: #4479BA; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" |Additional findings
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! colspan="4" rowspan="2" style="background: #4479BA; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" |Physical examination
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! colspan="3" style="background: #4479BA; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" |Lab Findings
! colspan="4" style="background: #4479BA; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" |Lab Findings
! colspan="3" style="background: #4479BA; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" |Imaging
! colspan="3" style="background: #4479BA; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" |Imaging
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! colspan="1" rowspan="2" style="background: #4479BA; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" |Fever
! colspan="1" rowspan="2" style="background: #4479BA; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" |Fever
! colspan="3" style="background: #4479BA; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" |Urinary symptoms
! colspan="3" style="background: #4479BA; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" |Urinary symptoms
! rowspan="2" style="background: #4479BA; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" |Hypertension/ Hypotension
! rowspan="2" style="background: #4479BA; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" |Blood Pressure
! colspan="1" rowspan="2" style="background: #4479BA; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" |Skin lesions
! colspan="1" rowspan="2" style="background: #4479BA; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" |Skin lesions
! rowspan="2" style="background: #4479BA; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" |Edema
! rowspan="2" style="background: #4479BA; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" |Edema
! rowspan="2" style="background: #4479BA; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" |Other
! rowspan="2" style="background: #4479BA; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" |Other
! rowspan="2" style="background: #4479BA; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" |CBC
! rowspan="2" style="background: #4479BA; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" |ABG
! rowspan="2" style="background: #4479BA; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" |Electrolytes
! rowspan="2" style="background: #4479BA; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" |Electrolytes
! rowspan="2" style="background: #4479BA; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" |Urinalysis
! rowspan="2" style="background: #4479BA; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" |Urinalysis
! rowspan="2" style="background: #4479BA; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" |Other
! rowspan="2" style="background: #4479BA; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" |Ultrasonography
! rowspan="2" style="background: #4479BA; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" |Ultrasonography
! rowspan="2" style="background: #4479BA; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" |CT scan
! rowspan="2" style="background: #4479BA; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" |CT scan
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! rowspan="7" |[[Renal]] and [[adrenal disorders]]
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![[Hypokalemic periodic paralysis]]
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==References==
==References==

Revision as of 14:40, 18 May 2018

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Overview

Differentiating Causes of Hypokalemia

Differentiating the diseases that can cause hypokalemia is as following:

Diseases Clinical manifestations Para-clinical findings Gold standard Additional findings
Symptoms Physical examination
Lab Findings Imaging
Fatigue Fever Urinary symptoms Blood Pressure Skin lesions Edema Other ABG Electrolytes Urinalysis Other Ultrasonography CT scan Other
Polyuria Oliguria Nocturia
Renal and adrenal disorders Bartter syndrome
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Normal or ↓
Metabolic alkalosis ↓K ↑K, ↑Ca, ↑Cl
Normal
Mental retardation, Sensorineural hearing loss
Gitelman syndrome
Normal
Metabolic alkalosis ↓K ↑K, ↓Ca, ↑Cl
Normal
Growth retardation, Tetany, Muscle cramp
Liddle syndrome
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Metabolic alkalosis ↓K ↑K, ↓Na ↓Plasma renin activity (PRA), ↓Plasma aldosterone concentration (PAC)
Pseudohyperaldosteronism
Diuretic use
Hemodialysis
Primary hyperaldosteronism
Cushing syndrome
Gastrointestinal disorders GI bleeding
Vomiting
Severe diarrhea
Villous adenoma
VIPoma
Neuropsychiatric disorders Hypokalemic periodic paralysis
Central diabetes insipidus
Bulimia nervosa
Anorexia nervosa
Primary polydipsia
Systemic diseases Hypothermia
Alcoholism
Diabetic ketoacidosis
Hypothermia
Hypomagnesemia
Burns
Cystic fibrosis

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