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Outcomes in Severe Hyponatremia Treated With and Without Desmopressin.

Am J Med. 2018 Mar;131(3):317.e1-317.e10. doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2017.09.048. Epub
With and Without Desmopressin ... aakashshingada #EBM #Desmopressin ... #DDAVP #Clamp #
Von Willebrand Disease - Most common inherited bleeding disorder 
Clinical 
 • Easy bruising 
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Treatment • Desmopressin ... (DDAVP) #VonWillebrand
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
receptor-agonist - Desmopressin ... (DDAVP) • Central
Central vs Nephrogenic Diabetes Insipidus - Desmopressin Challenge
Give desmopressin (intranasal, SQ, IV) and monitor UOsm every
Diabetes Insipidus - Desmopressin ... Challenge Give desmopressin ... Insipidus #DI #Desmopressin
Approach to Emergency Management of Hyponatremia
- Dr. Edward Etchells

#Management #Emergency #Hyponatremia #Algorithm #Overcorrection #DDAVP
Overcorrection #DDAVP
Hypernatremia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Diabetes Insipidus Workup

Step #1 - Consider the history
Step #2 - Assess
deprivation & desmopressin
Hypernatremia - Diagnostic Evaluation Algorithm
Step 1: Consider history. Most patients presenting with hypernatremia are either very
administration of desmopressin
Causes of Polyuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polyuria - Urine Output > 3L/day, Increased Urine Volume (>2ml/min)
Osmotic
Excessive Loss - DDAVP ... Insipidus - DDAVP
Hyponatremia Correction
1. Indications for Hypertonic Saline: seizure, coma, focal findings
   - typically occurs with
loop diuretics, desmopressin
Thromboelastogram Interpretation
Reaction Time (R Value):
 - Time till initiation of fibrin clot
 - Treatment: FFP, protamine
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Treatment: Platelets, DDAVP