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Cerebral Salt Wasting vs SIADH - Pathophysiology 
1) Neurological event
2) Sodium loss from tubules
3) Naturiesis →
Cerebral Salt Wasting ... vs SIADH - Pathophysiology ... Neurological event 2) Sodium ... diagnosis #nephrology #hyponatremia ... #comparison
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis by Mechanism
Decr Blood Pressure (“Decr Effective Circulating Volume”) 
 - Volume depletion
Hyponatremia - Differential ... ADH secretion (SIADH ... osmostat - Cerebral ... #Differential # ... Table #Causes #Sodium
Physiologic Approach to Hypotonic Hyponatremia
The next time you have a case of hypotonic hyponatremia, give the
restriction alone in SIADH ... Present (Uosm ≥100): SIADH ... , Renal Sodium loss ... Insufficiency, Cerebral ... #differential #
Thrombotic Microangiopathy - TTP VS HUS

Big picture points : Often hard to differentiate the two entities,
Often hard to differentiate ... and first-line treatment ... #purpura #TTP #HemolyticUremicSyndrome ... thrombocytopenia #Comparison ... Diagnosis #Table #Hematology
A lazy man's classification of hyponatremia
There are two possible approaches to the diagnosis of hyponatremia: .
classification of hyponatremia ... osmolality and urinary sodium ... the patient has SIADH ... or cerebral salt ... #Algorithm #Differential
Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis and Treatment
Hypernatremia is almost always due to unreplaced water loss (free water
Differential Diagnosis ... The differential ... patients at risk for cerebral ... #Differential # ... management #nephrology #sodium
Hyponatremia (<135 mEq/L) is a common electrolyte abnormality caused by an excess of total body water
Hyponatremia (<135 ... body water in comparison ... osmolality helps to differentiate ... consequence of cerebral ... EBV #potomania #SIADH