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Diagnosis and Management of Hyponatremia

#Hyponatremia #Algorithm #Differential #Diagnosis #Management #Nephrology

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Diagnosis and Management ... Hyponatremia #Algorithm #Differential ... #Nephrology ... GrepMed Recommended Text ... : Nephrology Secrets
Diagnosis and Management of Hypernatremia

#Hypernatremia #Differential #Algorithm #Causes #Nephrology #Diagnosis

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Hypernatremia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Diabetes Insipidus Workup

Step #1 - Consider the history
Step #2 - Assess
Hypernatremia Differential ... Workup Step #1 ... & desmopressin test ... Hypernatremia #Management ... Algorithm #Sodium #nephrology
Dix-Hallpike Maneuver for BPPV

Procedure:
1. Make the patient sit on examination table, such that the shoulders would
45° towards the test ... throughout the test ... Supports the patient ... Dix #Hallpike #DixHallpike ... Instructions #Diagnosis #neurology
Approach to Thrombotic Microangiopathy (TMA) - Differential Diagnosis and Management Algorithm

Suspected TMA: Unexplained thrombocytopenia + MAHA
Microangiopathy (TMA) - Differential ... Diagnosis and Management ... Direct antiglobulin test ... schistocytes > 1% ... #Diagnosis #Management
Distal Renal Tubular Acidosis (RTA)  Type 1 

Totally scuppers the kidney's acidification mechanism. Will be
Acidosis (RTA) Type 1 ... Distal #Diagnosis #Management ... #Nephrology #Causes ... #Differential #
Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
findings BPPV • Short-lived ... Positive Hallpike test ... or supine roll test ... Vertigo #Algorithm #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
Causes of Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Defining the cause of hypokalemia starts by measuring urinary K
Hypokalemia - Differential ... of hypokalemia starts ... acidosis (type 1 ... #hypokalemia #differential ... algorithm #causes #nephrology
Diarrhea Workup and Management Algorithm in Transplant Patients
First Tier Microbiologic-Testing:
1. C. difficile PCR (Stool)
2. CMV qPCR
Diarrhea Workup and Management ... Microbiologic-Testing: 1. ... Breath test for ... Diarrhea #Workup #Management ... Transplant #diagnosis #differential
The algorithm below shows how pre-test probability could be combined with various criteria to determine which
infection of ~1/ ... infection of ~1/ ... nephrotoxicity from a short ... higher (e.g. ~1/ ... is proposed: #Management