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Causes of Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypernatremia - Excess free water loss, Serum Sodium >145 mmol/L
High
- Differential ... water loss, Serum Sodium ... 145 mmol/L High Urine ... Polyuria scheme) e.g ... #Nephrology #Differential
Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis and Treatment
Hypernatremia is almost always due to unreplaced water loss (free water
history, exam, and urine ... DI; high dilute urine ... patient weight (eg ... #management #nephrology ... #sodium
Causes of Proteinuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Persistent Proteinuria >150mg/d protein present on repeat testing including overnight
Proteinuria - Differential ... • Fever • UTI ... Protein deposition (eg ... #Proteinuria #Nephrology ... #Differential #
Causes of Polyuria - Differential Diagnosis
Excess Intake of Water:
 • Primary polydipsia (a.k.a. "psychogenic polydipsia")
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of Polyuria - Differential ... SGLT2 inhibitors (e.g ... Polyuria Mimics (↑ urine ... volume): • UTI ... Diagnosis #Causes #nephrology
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis and Treatment
Hyponatremia is usually caused by the inability to excrete water normally.
approach to the differential ... Measure urine osmolality ... #Differential # ... #management #nephrology ... #sodium