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Hypernatremia Diagnosis and Workup

Step 1 . Repeat the sodium concentration.
Step 2.  Check plasma osmolality.
NORMAL PLASMA
and Workup Step ... NORMAL PLASMA OSMOLALITY ... administration Step 3. ... volume loss - diarrhea ... #Algorithm #Nephrology
Hypokalemia Differential Algorithm
Acidosis
 - RTA
 - Diarrhea
pH Normal 
 1. Decreased Mg 
 2. Intracellular Shift
- RTA - Diarrhea ... pH Normal 1 ... Metabolic alkalosis ... #Causes #Workup ... #Nephrology
Normal Anion-Gap Acidosis (NAGMA) - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Workup

NAGMA
- Chem, ABG or VBG
- Calculate Anion
Framework and Workup ... 3. ... - Diarrhea - ... NonAnionGap #Acidosis #Metabolic ... #nephrology
Causes of Non-Gap Metabolic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Anion Gap (<14) (Loss of Bicarbonate) -
Causes of Non-Gap Metabolic ... Normal Anion Gap ... the anion gap GI ... net charge) • Diarrhea ... MetabolicAcidosis #NonGap #Nephrology
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
3. ... Values • pH: ... Alkalosis Step 3 ... acidosis: - Diarrhea ... Diagnosis #Summary #Nephrology
Post-Transplant Diarrhea - Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Post-transplant diarrhea (≥ 3 loose or liquid stools per day)
(≥ 3 loose or liquid ... Malabsorption workup ... ) ± Plasma CMV PCR ... drug regimen • MMF ... #nephrology #renal
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Pain Causes - Differential ... • Vomiting, diarrhea ... abdominal pain > 3 ... dysfunction • PSC ... mesenteric ischemia • GI