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Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypovolemic - Give volume
Hypervolemic (Edematous) - Look for and treat underlying cause
treat underlying cause ... • UOsm > 300 - ADH ... - Appropriate ADH ... , CNS Disease, Meds ... diagnosis #nephrology #sodium
Physiologic Approach to Hypotonic Hyponatremia
The next time you have a case of hypotonic hyponatremia, give the
time you have a case ... normal volume-based algorithm ... : SIADH, Renal Sodium ... differential #diagnosis #table ... #sodium #nephrology
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis by Mechanism
Decr Blood Pressure (“Decr Effective Circulating Volume”) 
 - Volume depletion
Inappropriate ADH ... insufficiency ADH ... Differential #Diagnosis #Table ... #Causes #Sodium
Etiologies of Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis
GI losses / Insensible losses
Sodium Overload
Transcellular Movement of Water
Central Diabetes Insipidus
Insensible losses Sodium ... Insipidus (Decr ADH ... Insipidus (Incr ADH ... Differential #Diagnosis #Table ... #Causes
Management of Hyponatremia
Hypertonic Saline - Only indicated if patient has severe symptoms + Na < 125
Give
Heart Failure - Add ... SIADH — look for cause ... hourly • Identify Cause ... Hyponatremia #Management #algorithm ... #treatment #sodium
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
Heart Failure (ADHF ... presenting with ADHF ... the determined cause ... #differential #algorithm ... cardiology #treatment #table
Anti-Seizure Medication Guide - Common Uses and Side Effects

acetazolamide 
brivaracetam 
carbamazepine 
clobazam 
clonazepam 
clorazepate 
corticotropin injection
diazepam
Guide - Common Uses ... diazepam divalproex sodium ... pharmacology #comparison #table ... SideEffects #Adverse #AEDs
Algorithm for Diagnosis and Management of Resistant Hypertension in CKD
Pseudoresistant Hypertension - Reduce barriers to adherence:
Algorithm for Diagnosis ... Modifications • Low sodium ... Consider other causes ... Add loop diuretic ... Hypertension #CKD #Algorithm
Hyperthermic Toxidromes
Five toxidromes may present with overlapping features: hyperthermia, rhabdomyolysis, altered mental status/seizures.
 • Sympathomimetic -
of muscarinic Ach ... serotoninergic meds ... pharmacogenetic disease caused ... susceptibility (AD ... Toxidromes #comparison #table