Wallach's Interpretation of Diagnostic Tests: Pathways to Arriving at a Clinical Diagnosis (1140 page)

   Physiologic (e.g., highly trained athletes)

   Diet

   Severe eating disorders (e.g., anorexia nervosa, bulimia)

   Dietary deficiency

   Delirium tremens

   In neonates—asphyxia, alkalosis, renal tubular acidosis, iatrogenic (glucose and insulin), diuretics

   Major causes of hypokalemia with hypertension:

   Diuretic drugs (e.g., thiazides)

   Primary aldosteronism

   Secondary aldosteronism (renovascular disease, renin-producing tumors)

   Cushing syndrome

   Malignant hypertension

   Renal tubular acidosis

   Limitations