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Causes of Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis
Inadequate water intake:
 • Lack of access to water
Extrarenal hypotonic fluid
Inadequate water intake ... Excessive salt intake ... Diagnosis #Causes #nephrology
Causes of Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Increased Intake
 • Reduced Excretion (IV potassium with
• Increased Intake ... #Hyperkalemia #Nephrology
Causes of Nephrolithiasis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Radio-opaque - Calcium-containing - 90% of stones
Radiolucent - Non-calcium 10%
• High protein intake ... • High salt intake ... • High protein intake ... • Low calcium intake ... Nephrolithiasis #Nephrology
Causes of Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Syndrome of Inappropriate ADH - Euvolemic; no physiologic stimulus to
Pain/Post-op • Neurologic ... Insufficient osmole intake ... #Hyponatremia #Nephrology
Causes of Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Syndrome of Inappropriate ADH - Euvolemic; no physiologic stimulus to
Pain/Post-op • Neurologic ... Insufficient osmole intake ... #Hyponatremia #Nephrology
Causes of Non-Fluent Aphasia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Non-Fluent - Agrammatic, hesitant, but substantive communication
Impaired Repetition
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Global Aphasia • Intact ... Broca's Aphasia Intact ... Transcortical Aphasia • Intact ... NonFluent #Aphasia #Neurology
Causes of Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypernatremia - Excess free water loss, Serum Sodium >145 mmol/L
High
Hypodipsia - Decreased intake ... • Inadequate intake ... Hypernatremia #Nephrology
Causes of Aphasia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Fluent - Grammatically correct, but nonsensical, tangential. Phonemic & semantic
Global Aphasia • Intact ... Broca's Aphasia Intact ... Transcortical Aphasia • Intact ... Aphasia #Aphasia #Neurology
Uremic Asterixis on Physical Exam

Dr. Arvind Canchi @arvindcanchi

#Uremia #Asterixis #PhysicalExam #clinical #video #neurology #nephrology
#PhysicalExam #clinical ... #video #neurology ... #nephrology
Hyponatremia Diagnosis Algorithm
UOsm ≥ POsm - Vasopressin-Dependent
 • UNa < 20 mEq/L - Appropriate (↓ EABV)
polydipsia, Low solute intake ... algorithm #causes #nephrology