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Diagnostic Approach to Hyponatremia
Box A:
 • Normo/hyperosmolar Hyponatremia: Glucose, Mannitol, Glycine, Contrast media, Maltose
 • Pseudohyponatremia:
Diagnostic Approach ... , Cholesterol, IVIG ... #Hyponatremia #Diagnosis
Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura 
Clinical:
 • Gingival 
 • Menorrhagia 
 • GI bleeding 
 • Intracranial
Corticosteroids • IVIG ... Thrombocytopenia #Diagnosis
Hemolysis Classification - Intrinsic and Extrinsic Causes

Commentary: Another way to think of immune hemolysis would be
would include IVIG-mediated ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
•
Myocarditis Diagnosis ... myocarditis) • IVIG ... #Myocarditis #Diagnosis
Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia (AIHA) Treatment
Warm AIHA:
1) Steroids - 1-2 mg/kg prednisone daily
   • Until
steroids: Ritux, IVIg ... Plasmapheresis or IVIg
Modified Hyponatremia Algorithm
Hypertonic Hyponatremia: Hyperglycemia, Mannitol, Urologic irrigants
Hypotonic Hyponatremia: 
 • ADH ON (UOsm > 100):
Paraproteinemia, IVIG ... Hyponatremia #Algorithm #diagnosis
Differential Diagnosis for Hemolytic Anemia
Intrinsic Causes:
 • Enzyme deficiencies ex. G6PD, pyruvate kinase 
 • Hemoglobinopathies
Differential Diagnosis ... snake bites • IVIG ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Drug Induced Kidney Injury
 • Pre-Renal: NSAIDS, CNI, ACEI/ARB, IL-2 therapy, Diuretics CAR-T therapy
 • Osmotic
tubules: Hetastarch, IVIG ... #differential #diagnosis
Cardiac POCUS.  #diagnosis #em #cardiology #pocus
Cardiac POCUS. ... #diagnosis #em # ... cardiology #pocus
Gastric Ultrasound - POCUS Cheats

#Gastric #Ultrasound #POCUS #Cheats #Guide #Diagnosis
Gastric Ultrasound - POCUS ... Gastric #Ultrasound #POCUS ... Cheats #Guide #Diagnosis