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Hypernatremia Diagnosis and Workup

Step 1 . Repeat the sodium concentration.
Step 2.  Check plasma osmolality.
NORMAL PLASMA
Hypernatremia Diagnosis ... and Workup Step ... pseudohyponatremia • hyperglycemia ... • nephrotic syndrome ... #Diagnosis #Workup
Differential Diagnosis of Hypoglycemia
Evaluation of Hypoglycemia
Patients with known diabetes who are not systemically ill and can
Differential Diagnosis ... Patients with known diabetes ... , no extensive workup ... EtOH - Infectious workup ... insulin antibodies #Diagnosis
Classification, Differential Diagnosis, and Features of Hyponatremia According to Volume Status 

Hypervolemic hypernatremia 
 - CHF
, Differential Diagnosis ... and Features of Hyponatremia ... - Nephrotic syndrome ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Table #Causes
Hypoglycemia Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Workup:
 • Sulfonylurea Labs
 • Anti-lnsulin Ab - Insulin Autoimmune Syndrome
 •
Hypoglycemia Workup ... and Differential Diagnosis ... Workup: • Sulfonylurea ... Insulin Autoimmune Syndrome ... Insulin Autoimmune Syndrome
Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis Workup Algorithm

1) Check Urine Osmolality:
 > 600 mOsm/kg - Implies extrarenal mechanism
Differential Diagnosis ... Workup Algorithm ... • Euvolemic: Diabetes ... , Cushing syndrome ... #Workup #Algorithm
Diabetes Insipidus vs Syndrome of Inappropriate ADH (SIADH) - Comparison Table

Diabetes Insipidus - Inadequate ADH
SIADH -
vs Syndrome of ... ) - Comparison Table ... SIADH #Comparison #Table ... Pathophysiology #Signs ... #Symptoms #Diagnosis
Causes of Provoked Pediatric Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - "DIMS" Mnemonic
Drugs:
 • Drug overdose
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Metabolic: • Hypoglycemia ... • Hyperglycemia ... Hypocalcemia • Hyponatremia ... • Sturge-Weber Syndrome
Hyponatremia Differential Diagnosis Table

 • Step 1: Correct for hyperglycemia. Corrected Na = [(glucose - 100)/
Hyponatremia Differential ... Diagnosis Table ... 1: Correct for hyperglycemia ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Table #nephrology
Causes of Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unprovoked - Epilepsy:
 • Focal: Simple, Complex
 • Generalized: Absence,
- Differential Diagnosis ... vasoconstriction syndrome ... , Hyperglycemia, ... Hyponatremia, Hypomagnesemia ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Hypernatremia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Diabetes Insipidus Workup

Step #1 - Consider the history
Step #2 - Assess
Hypernatremia Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... - Diabetes Insipidus ... Workup Step ... DrEricStrong #Hypernatremia