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Differential Diagnosis and Evaluation of Hyponatremia:
1) Identification of onset (acute vs. chronic)
2) Presence of symptoms (HA,
symptoms (HA, nausea ... history (cardiac, liver ... history #Diagnosis #EM ... #Euvolemic #Hypervolemic ... #Differential #Algorithm
For my UME micro course, I made a figure that captures this terminology and lets learners
antibiotics cover only a sliver ... ‘broaden’ this coverage ... important drug classes ... clinical use, I’ve color ... coded the abx bars
Hyponatremia - Differential Algorithm
Isotonic Hyponatremia: Hyperlipidemia, Hyperproteinemia, Recent TURP
Hypotonic Hyponatremia: 
 • Hypovolemia: Diuretics/Nephropathies, Vomiting, Diarrhea,
- Differential Algorithm ... polydipsia • Hypervolemia ... Heart Failure, Liver ... MH/CCF/CWRU EM ... #diagnosis #causes