Hypokalemia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Low intake
• poor oral intake
Renal loss
• Medication
• Hypomagnesemia
• Osmotic diuresis
• Mineralocorticoids
• Nonreabsorbable anions
• Renal tubular acidosis
• Gitelman's syndrome
• Bartter's syndrome
Extrarenal loss
• Gastrointestinal loss
• Perspiration
• Dialysis
• Plasmapheresis
Transcellular shift
• Alkalemia
• Adrenergic excess
• Insulin
• Hypothermia
• Hypokalemic periodic paralysis
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