3 results
Volume Based Approach to Hyponatremia
Hypovolemic, Serum uric acid >4
 • Urine Na <20: Extra-renal losses
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Cerebral salt wasting ... acid <4 • SIADH, Hypothyroidism ... Glucocorticoid deficiency, Primary ... #Hyponatremia #algorithm ... #sodium #low #nephrology
Modified Hyponatremia Algorithm
Hypertonic Hyponatremia: Hyperglycemia, Mannitol, Urologic irrigants
Hypotonic Hyponatremia: 
 • ADH ON (UOsm > 100):
Medications (diuretics), Hypothyroidism ... Cerebral salt wasting ... (UOsm < 100): Primary ... polydipsia, Low solute ... diagnosis #sodium #nephrology
Physiologic Approach to Hypotonic Hyponatremia
The next time you have a case of hypotonic hyponatremia, give the
algorithm Urine ... or low Uosm), Hypothyroidism ... Cerebral Salt Wasting ... water intake (Primary ... table #sodium #nephrology