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Diagnosis and Management of Hypernatremia

#Hypernatremia #Differential #Algorithm #Causes #Nephrology #Diagnosis

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Diagnosis and Management ... Hypernatremia #Differential ... #Algorithm #Causes ... #Nephrology #Diagnosis ... GrepMed Recommended Text
Distal Renal Tubular Acidosis (RTA)  Type 1 

Totally scuppers the kidney's acidification mechanism. Will be
Distal Renal Tubular ... much easier to diagnosis ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Nephrology #Causes ... #Differential #
Hypernatremia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Diabetes Insipidus Workup

Step #1 - Consider the history
Step #2 - Assess
Hypernatremia Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Diabetes Insipidus Workup ... & desmopressin test ... Hypernatremia #Management
Triquetral Fracture
The triquetrum is the second most commonly fractured carpal bone. Look for the "pooping duck
fractures • ED Management ... Wrist #Carpal #Radiology ... #XRay #Diagnosis ... #Management #Orthopedics ... #Sports #MSK
Major neurocognitive disorders (MNCD): Diagnosis and workup 

1) Clinical diagnosis Cognitive impairment + loss of autonomy
2)
... laboratory tests ... Alzheimer - 1st cause ... body dementia - Visual ... Dementia - 2nd cause ... MNCD #Dementia #Differential
Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
Diagnostic Algorithm ... with vascular causes ... positional episodes caused ... Vertigo #Algorithm #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
Perilunate Dislocation
On lateral wrist XR, the capitate ("apple") should sit in the lunate ("tea cup") which
articulate with the distal ... articulates with the distal ... Wrist #Carpal #Radiology ... #XRay #Diagnosis ... #Sports #MSK
Scapholunate Dissociation
The spacing between all carpal bones should be 1-2 mm, look for the "Terry Thomas"
Thomas" sign to diagnosis ... associated injuries: distal ... Scaphoid #Carpal #Radiology ... #XRay #Diagnosis ... #Sports #MSK
Osgood-Schlatter Disease - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Infrapatellar fat-pad edema with loss of the patellar tendon
Osgood-Schlatter Disease - MSK ... signal of the distal ... tibial tuberosity Differential ... diagnosis: • Sinding-Larsen-Johansson ... #diagnosis #msk
Mallet Finger
Absence of a fracture does NOT exclude Mallet finger, the extension function of the DIP
Finger deformity caused ... extensor tendon distal ... Mallet #Finger #Radiology ... #XRay #Diagnosis ... #Orthopedics #MSK