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Correction formulas for Hypernatremia and Hyponatremia
#Management #Nephro #Hyponatremia #Hypernatremia #Correction #FreeWaterDeficit #Formulas #Androgue #Calculation
Correction formulas ... Hypernatremia #Correction ... FreeWaterDeficit #Formulas ... #Androgue #Calculation
Formula for Corrected Calcium in Hypoalbuminemia

Corrected Ca = Measured Ca2 + 0.8 x (4.0 - Albumin)

Example:
Formula for Corrected ... Hypoalbuminemia Corrected ... Hypoalbuminemia #formula ... #correction #diagnosis ... #calculation #albumin
To improve the usefulness of the serum creatinine concentration as a marker of kidney function, prediction
commonly used formulas ... assistant medical calculation ... Neither formula ... #Diagnosis #Nephrology ... EGFR #Equations #Calculation
Sensitivity is the proportion of truly diseased persons in the screened population who are identified as
the test will correctly ... the test will correctly ... NegativePredictiveValue #Calculation ... Table #PPV #NPV #Formulas
Management of Hyponatremia
Hypertonic Saline - Only indicated if patient has severe symptoms + Na < 125
Give
The target for correction ... hypertonic saline correction ... • Cirrhosis - Correct ... FE Urate post correction ... Hyponatremia #Management #algorithm
Table 1. Equations for estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) in adults based on serum creatinine concentration*.
#Diagnosis
#Diagnosis #Nephrology ... EGFR #Equations #Calculation ... #Formulas #Creatinine
Renal Replacement Therapy (RRT) - ICU One Pager Summary
Indications (AIEOU):
 • A: Acidosis (usually severe metabolic)
Corrects volume ... Corrects uremia, ... dialysate flow (both convection ... fluid removal and correction ... RRT #managment #nephrology
Causes of Aphasia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Fluent - Grammatically correct, but nonsensical, tangential. Phonemic & semantic
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Grammatically correct ... Aphasia #Aphasia #Neurology ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Diagnostic algorithm for the workup of hypercalcemia. The diagnostic workup for patients presenting with hypercalcemia rests
Diagnostic algorithm ... 24-hour urine collection ... sensitivity for correct ... #Differential #Algorithm
Fatigue and IBD Algorithm
 • 40-50% patients have fatigue despite clinical remission
 • Risk factors: BMI,
Fatigue and IBD Algorithm ... ACD • Monitor & correct ... fatigue after correction ... modifications Algorithm ... #Fatigue #IBD #Algorithm