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Myotonic Muscular Dystrophy on Physical Exam

Myotonic dystrophy is characterized by progressive muscle wasting and weakness. People
Myotonic Muscular ... Physical Exam Myotonic ... contractions (myotonia ... ) and are not able ... #Myotonic #Muscular
Modified Hyponatremia Algorithm
Hypertonic Hyponatremia: Hyperglycemia, Mannitol, Urologic irrigants
Hypotonic Hyponatremia: 
 • ADH ON (UOsm > 100):
Urologic irrigants Hypotonic ... Beer potomania Isotonic ... Hyponatremia #Algorithm #diagnosis ... #sodium #nephrology
Physiologic Approach to Hypotonic Hyponatremia
The next time you have a case of hypotonic hyponatremia, give the
have a case of hypotonic ... : SIADH, Renal Sodium ... #differential #diagnosis ... #table #sodium ... #nephrology
Causes of Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis
Inadequate water intake:
 • Lack of access to water
Extrarenal hypotonic fluid
- Differential Diagnosis ... water Extrarenal hypotonic ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Causes #nephrology ... #sodium #high
Hyponatremia Differential Diagnosis Table

 • Step 1: Correct for hyperglycemia. Corrected Na = [(glucose - 100)/
Hyponatremia Differential Diagnosis ... Table • Step ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Table #nephrology ... #sodium
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Muscular dystrophy, Myotonic ... #differential #diagnosis ... #neurology
Renal Tubular Acidosis (RTA) Diagnosis and Management
 • Distal (type 1) RTA
 • Proximal (type 2)
Acidosis (RTA) Diagnosis ... and Management ... Tubular #Acidosis #Diagnosis ... #Management #nephrology ... #table
Hypernatremia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Diabetes Insipidus Workup

Step #1 - Consider the history
Step #2 - Assess
Hypernatremia Differential Diagnosis ... Hypernatremia #Management ... #Algorithm #Sodium ... #nephrology #insipidus
Ptosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Ptosis (Greek- to fall) Drooping of the upper eyelid that usually results
- Differential Diagnosis ... three clinical diagnoses ... Ophthalmoplegia migraine Myogenic ... Mitochondrial myopathy • Myotonic ... Syndrome #Ptosis #neurology
Inherited Defects in Kidney Tubule Epithelial Cells

Renal glucosuria - Na+-dependent glucose cotransporter
Cystinuria - Amino acid transporter
Bartter
cell epithelial sodium ... of epithelial sodium ... Defects #Kidney #Nephrology ... #Diagnosis #Differential ... #Table