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Fractional Excretion of Sodium - FENa
Fractional Excretion of Sodium (FENa) = (Urine Na+ x Serum Cr)
Sodium (FENa) = (Urine ... / (Serum Na+ x Urine ... - Strong Medicine ... Excretion #Sodium #nephrology ... #calculation #diagnosis
Causes of Polyuria - Differential Diagnosis
Excess Intake of Water:
 • Primary polydipsia (a.k.a. "psychogenic polydipsia")
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Mimics (↑ urine ... frequency without ↑ urine ... - Strong Medicine ... #Causes #nephrology
Fractional Excretion of Urea - FEurea
Fractional Excretion of Urea (FEurea) = (Urine Urea x Serum Cr)
Urea (FEurea) = (Urine ... (Serum Urea x Urine ... - Strong Medicine ... #Urea #FEUrea #nephrology ... #calculation #diagnosis
Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis and Treatment
Hypernatremia is almost always due to unreplaced water loss (free water
DI; high dilute urine ... , Dehydration: neurologic ... • Start by calculating ... #Treatment #management ... #nephrology #sodium
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
- Differential Diagnosis ... Framework and Management ... Heat injury, Heat stroke ... Weakness - Dark urine ... #treatment #nephrology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
may precede the neurologic ... factor PRES Diagnosis ... CTA • Anterior circulation ... Constipation, Seizures, Stroke ... #management #neurology
Gitelman Syndrome Overview

What?
• Inherited (AR) hypokalemic salt-losing tubulopathies affecting the thiazide-sensitive sodium chloride cotransporter
• Gitelman's syndrome
distal convoluted tubule ... Hypocalciuria (spot urine ... Gitelman #Syndrome #diagnosis ... #nephrology #management