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Correction formulas for Hypernatremia and Hyponatremia
#Management #Nephro #Hyponatremia #Hypernatremia #Correction #FreeWaterDeficit #Formulas #Androgue #Calculation
Correction formulas ... Hypernatremia #Correction ... FreeWaterDeficit #Formulas ... #Androgue #Calculation
Hyponatremia - Correction for Hyperglycemia

#Diagnosis #Pseudohyponatremia #Hyperglycemia #Glucose #Correction #Formula #Sodium #Na
Hyponatremia - Correction ... Hyperglycemia #Glucose #Correction ... #Formula #Sodium ... #Na
Na+ Correction Factor for Hyperglycemia

- Amelia Furbish PharmD Student @ https://www.instagram.com/happypillsrx/

#Diagnosis #Pseudohyponatremia #Hyperglycemia #Glucose #Correction #Formula
Na+ Correction Factor ... Hyperglycemia #Glucose #Correction ... #Formula #Sodium ... #Na
Management of Hyponatremia
Hypertonic Saline - Only indicated if patient has severe symptoms + Na < 125
Give
severe symptoms + Na ... The target for correction ... rate for Na • ... Check Na levels ... Hyponatremia #Management #algorithm
Formula for Corrected Calcium in Hypoalbuminemia

Corrected Ca = Measured Ca2 + 0.8 x (4.0 - Albumin)

Example:
Formula for Corrected ... Hypoalbuminemia #formula ... #correction #diagnosis ... #calculation #albumin
USMLE Epidemiology and Biostatistics Summary
Meta-Analysis: pools data from several studies (greater power), limited by quality/bias of
Issues with confounding ... perfect positive correlation ... , 0 = no correlation ... Biostatistics #formulas ... #calculations #
Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis and Treatment
Hypernatremia is almost always due to unreplaced water loss (free water
• Start by calculating ... Water (TBW) x (([Na ... • Rapid correction ... maximum rate of correction
Pragmatic diagnostic algorithm for hypokalemia. 
***Typical presentations: 
 • Vomiting: urine Na/Cl > 1.6, low urine
Pragmatic diagnostic algorithm ... Vomiting: urine Na ... Laxative: urine Na ... Ideally, after correcting ... #differential #algorithm