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Hypernatremia Diagnosis and Workup

Step 1 . Repeat the sodium concentration.
Step 2.  Check plasma osmolality.
NORMAL PLASMA
- burns - fevers ... HYPERVOLEMIC • CHF ... • liver failure ... Diagnosis #Workup #Algorithm ... #Nephrology
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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Shock - Differential ... Insufficiency, Liver ... Decompensated CHF ... #criticalcare #algorithm ... #treatment #management
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
Checklist Evaluation ... Troponin, Lactate, Liver ... and/or digoxin level ... (no B-lines on ultrasound ... #CHF #Shock #Cardiogenic
Chest Pain Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
STEMI:
 - Hx: Pressure like CP, Radiation to arm/jaw, CAD risk
Diagnosis and Management ... Algorithm STEMI ... friction rub, Fever ... COPD, asthma, CF ... #Algorithm #differential
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
Actively maintained fever ... amphetamines) Toxic: • Radiologic ... #Hyperthermia #Differential ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Hyponatremia - Differential Algorithm
Isotonic Hyponatremia: Hyperlipidemia, Hyperproteinemia, Recent TURP
Hypotonic Hyponatremia: 
 • Hypovolemia: Diuretics/Nephropathies, Vomiting, Diarrhea,
Hyponatremia - Differential ... Algorithm Isotonic ... Heart Failure, Liver ... Alcohol MH/CCF ... #causes #nephrology
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis and Treatment
Hyponatremia is usually caused by the inability to excrete water normally.
approach to the differential ... include vaptans (HF ... /liver disease) ... Diagnosis #Treatment #management ... #nephrology #sodium
Causes of Cystic Renal Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign - Anechoic on ultrasound, Well-demarcated on ultrasound/CT,
Cystic Renal Mass - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... - Abscess - Fever ... Cystic #RenalMass #Nephrology ... #Differential #
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 ... #surveillance #radiology ... #nephrology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
importantly, bedside ultrasound ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management ... #cardiology #treatment ... #heartfailure #chf