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Pathophysiology Based Approach to Hyponatremia - Diagnostic Algorithm

Not the "classic" Volume based approach. 

#Hyponatremia #Algorithm #Pathophysiology
Pathophysiology ... Hyponatremia #Algorithm #Pathophysiology ... #Diagnosis #Differential ... #Nephrology #UOsm
Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
Fever in Returning ... Regions - Frequent Differential ... melioidosis, typhoid, pulmonary ... eosinophilia - Tropical pulmonary ... Returning #Traveler #differential
Causes of Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypernatremia - Excess free water loss, Serum Sodium >145 mmol/L
High
Hypernatremia - Differential ... • Decreased level ... ICU patients • Fever ... Hypernatremia #Nephrology ... #Differential #
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
Pulmonary Renal ... Cough, Dyspnea, Fever ... symptomatology Differential ... Renal #Syndrome #differential ... #diagnosis #nephrology
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary ... Edema - Differential ... Framework NCPE Pathophysiology ... edema • BNP level ... #edema #NCPE #differential
Systolic Murmurs - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign / Flow / Hyperdynamic:
 • Pregnancy
 • Fever
 • Anemia
Supravalvular
Systolic Murmurs - Differential ... Pregnancy • Fever ... Heart Disease Pulmonary ... cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... Murmurs #Cardiology #Differential
Differential Diagnosis - Noninfectious Causes of Fever

CRITICAL DIAGNOSES:
 - Acute myocardial infarction
 - Pulmonary embolism or
Differential Diagnosis ... Noninfectious Causes of Fever ... infarction - Pulmonary ... Transfusion reaction - Pulmonary ... Noninfectious #Causes #Differential
Maculopapular - Diagnostic Algorithm
Pathophysiology:
- Catch-all term with a wide range of potential pathophysiologic mechanisms and causative
Diagnostic Algorithm Pathophysiology ... range of potential pathophysiologic ... - Pathophysiology ... instability - New-onset fever ... Targetoid #Algorithm #Differential
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome (HPS) 

HPS-differential diagnosis:
1. Pulmonary vasculature
2. Diseases of the lung parenchyma
3. Pleura and diaphragm

HPS-diagnosis:
1. Patients
(HPS) HPS-differential ... Pulmonary vasculature ... Patients with liver ... HPS #hepatology #pulmonary
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
Edema (NCPE) - Differential ... - Low-grade fever ... insufficiency, fever ... • Pathophysiology ... edema #causes #differential