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Fractional Excretion of Sodium - FENa
Fractional Excretion of Sodium (FENa) = (Urine Na+ x Serum Cr)
Fractional Excretion of Sodium ... Fractional Excretion of Sodium ... Fractional #Excretion #Sodium ... #nephrology #calculation ... #diagnosis
Effects of Strokes by Location - Anterior vs Posterior Localization

Anterior Circulation 
 - MCA 
 -
Localization Anterior Circulation ... artery Posterior circulation ... Localization #Effects #Neurology ... #Diagnosis #Table ... Review in Clinical Neurology
Hyponatremia Differential Diagnosis Table

 • Step 1: Correct for hyperglycemia. Corrected Na = [(glucose - 100)/
Hyponatremia Differential Diagnosis ... Table • Step ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Table #nephrology ... #sodium
Sensitivity is the proportion of truly diseased persons in the screened population who are identified as
will correctly diagnose ... implies being able ... NegativePredictiveValue #Calculation ... #Table #PPV #NPV
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
Gerstmann Syndrome
1) Finger agnosia - Inability to name their own fingers, affecting both sides
2) Right-left confusion
simple arithmetic calculations ... patient is still able ... Gerstmann #Syndrome #neurology ... #diagnosis
Difficult Selective Biliary Cannulation (SBC)
Factors associated with difficult SBC:
 - SMALL PAPILLA: can be difficult to
Selective Biliary Cannulation ... difficult further cannulation ... PARARELL tract of the MPD ... Difficult #ercp #gastroenterology ... #management #diagnosis
Physiologic Approach to Hypotonic Hyponatremia
The next time you have a case of hypotonic hyponatremia, give the
: SIADH, Renal Sodium ... #differential #diagnosis ... #table #sodium ... #nephrology
To improve the usefulness of the serum creatinine concentration as a marker of kidney function, prediction
formulas are shown in Table ... assistant medical calculation ... #Diagnosis #Nephrology ... EGFR #Equations #Calculation
Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis and Treatment
Hypernatremia is almost always due to unreplaced water loss (free water
- Differential Diagnosis ... Diagnosis is primarily ... , Dehydration: neurologic ... • Start by calculating ... #sodium