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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
Diagnostic Approach to Hyponatremia
Box A:
 • Normo/hyperosmolar Hyponatremia: Glucose, Mannitol, Glycine, Contrast media, Maltose
 • Pseudohyponatremia:
Hyponatremia: Glucose ... Alcohol, Ethlene Glycole ... Polydipsia, Low Na ... Hyponatremia #Diagnosis #Algorithm
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
Polyuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polyuria = >3L Urine output / 24 hours
Urine osmolality = 2 (Na
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... osmolality = 2 (Na ... mg/dL]/2.8 + [glucose ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
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 ... perfect negative correlation ... , 0 = no correlation ... Biostatistics #formulas
Approach to the Sick Neonate (<1 month age)
1) Bring to Warmer, Call for Help
2) Apply Monitors
Check & Replace Glucose ... M - Metabolic (Glucose ... , Na) I - Inborn ... - Sepsis F - Formula
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