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Hypernatremia Diagnosis and Workup

Step 1 . Repeat the sodium concentration.
Step 2.  Check plasma osmolality.
NORMAL PLASMA
Diagnosis and Workup ... Assess volume status ... - burns - fevers ... HYPERVOLEMIC • CHF • liver ... #Algorithm #Nephrology
Peritonsillar Abscess on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

A 19yo female presents with pain and fever. Based
Peritonsillar Abscess ... (POCUS) A 19yo ... with pain and fever ... which is the best management ... #PTA #Ultrasound
Bear Paw Sign of Xanthogranulomatous Pyelonephritis on POCUS

Adult female with right flank pain, fever, leukocytosis, soft
right flank pain, fever ... Diagnosis/differential ... perinephric/psoas abscess ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #renal
Causes of Cystic Renal Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign - Anechoic on ultrasound, Well-demarcated on ultrasound/CT,
Causes of Cystic Renal ... Mass - Differential ... Carcinoma - Abscess ... - Fever and leukocytosis ... Cystic #RenalMass #Nephrology
Urothelial Thickening on Renal POCUS
Teenager (female) with flank pain and fever.  POCUS to evaluate for
Thickening on Renal ... POCUS Teenager ... flank pain and fever ... infarction/abscess ... #ultrasound
Acquired Cystic Kidney Disease (ACKD) Screening and Management
 • Asymptomatic dialysis/renal transplant patient, aged >60 years,
Screening and Management ... life expectancy → Ultrasound ... , lumbar pain, fever ... erythrocytosis, etc. → Ultrasound ... surveillance #radiology #nephrology
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential ... Framework and Management ... Muscle swelling - Fever ... #Diagnosis #Management ... causes #treatment #nephrology
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis and Treatment
Hyponatremia is usually caused by the inability to excrete water normally.
3 questions to work ... approach to the differential ... Assess volume status ... Diagnosis #Treatment #management ... #nephrology #sodium