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Causes of Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis
Inadequate water intake:
 • Lack of access to water
Extrarenal hypotonic fluid
Causes of Hypernatremia ... concentrating defect ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes ... #nephrology #sodium
Causes of Polyuria - Differential Diagnosis
Excess Intake of Water:
 • Primary polydipsia (a.k.a. "psychogenic polydipsia")
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Causes of Polyuria ... Other: Mannitol Defect ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes ... #nephrology
Causes of Metabolic Alkalosis: Differential Diagnosis
ECF volume contracted: urine chloride concentration <20 meq/L
 • Gastric alkalosis:
Causes of Metabolic ... tubule diuretic effect ... tubule reabsorptive defect ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes ... #nephrology
Afferent Pupillary Defect

An afferent pupillary defect passing through its timeline. The pupil that does not react
Afferent Pupillary Defect ... afferent pupillary defect ... still under the effect ... Afferent #Pupillary #Defect ... clinical #video #neurology
Clinical features of focal cortical brain lesions in a right-handed individual

Frontal, either:  
Intellectual impairment, 
Personality
Homonymous field defect ... Homonymous field defect ... Homonymous field defect ... Visual field defects ... Signs #Diagnosis #Neurology
Causes of School Difficulties - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Social Skills Deficit and Atypical Behaviour
• Consider Autism Spectrum
Causes of School ... Social Skills Deficit ... • Oppositional Defiant ... for Attention Deficit ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Instructions on how to perform the swinging light test to detect a relative afferent pupillary defect.

http://www.cmaj.ca/content/early/2015/01/05/cmaj.140685

Normal
afferent pupillary defect ... afferent pupillary defect ... afferent pupillary defect ... afferent pupillary defect ... Afferent #Pupillary #Defect
Causes of Cyanosis in the Newborn - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Peripheral Only:
 • Poor Perfusion
 • Acrocyanosis
Hemoglobinopathy:
Causes of Cyanosis ... Ventricular Septal Defect ... Atrioventricular Septal Defect ... Atrial Septal Defect ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Classification, Differential Diagnosis, and Features of Hyponatremia According to Volume Status 

Hypervolemic hypernatremia 
 - CHF
Glucocorticoid deficit ... Mineralocorticoid deficit ... Diagnosis #Table #Causes
Hypernatremia Management Algorithm
Acute vs Chronic
Calculate Losses
 • Current water Deficit
 • Ongoing Free water Losses
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Current water Deficit ... Algorithm #treatment #nephrology