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Hypernatremia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Diabetes Insipidus Workup

Step #1 - Consider the history
Step #2 - Assess
Hypernatremia Differential ... Hypernatremia #Management ... #Algorithm #Sodium ... #nephrology #insipidus
Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis and Treatment
Hypernatremia is almost always due to unreplaced water loss (free water
The differential ... , Dehydration: neurologic ... chronicity and severity ... Diagnosis #Treatment #management ... #nephrology #sodium
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis and Treatment
Hyponatremia is usually caused by the inability to excrete water normally.
approach to the differential ... chronicity and severity ... #Hyponatremia #Differential ... Diagnosis #Treatment #management ... #nephrology #sodium
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Platelet Disorders - Differential ... - Chronicity/severity ... (CVID, WAS), (neurologic ... /psychiatric changes ... Platelet #Disorders #Differential
Pneumonia Severity Index (PSI) as a site-of-care tool. BUN, blood urea nitrogen; CHF, chronic heart failure;
Pneumonia Severity ... blood pressure #Management ... #EM #IM #Pneumonia ... PneumoniaSeverityIndex #Criteria
Pneumonia Severity Index (PSI) as a site-of-care tool. BUN, blood urea nitrogen; CHF, chronic heart failure;
Pneumonia Severity ... blood pressure #Management ... #EM #IM #Pneumonia ... PneumoniaSeverityIndex #Criteria
Pneumonia Severity Index (PSI)  - The PSI was developed from an administrative data set of
Pneumonia Severity ... of populations #Management ... #EM #IM #Pneumonia ... PneumoniaSeverityIndex #Criteria
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
Diagnosis and Management ... axial muscles • Severely ... others (botox, sodium ... SPS #Diagnosis #Management ... #treatment #neurology
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
diagnosis: months - Criteria ... : El Escorial criteria ... conditions listed in differential ... Lateral #Sclerosis #neurology ... #diagnosis #management
Hyponatremia - Differential Algorithm
Isotonic Hyponatremia: Hyperlipidemia, Hyperproteinemia, Recent TURP
Hypotonic Hyponatremia: 
 • Hypovolemia: Diuretics/Nephropathies, Vomiting, Diarrhea,
Hyponatremia - Differential ... MH/CCF/CWRU EM ... #Hyponatremia #Differential ... diagnosis #causes #nephrology ... #sodium #low