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Hyponatremia with Severe Symptoms - Management Algorithm with Hypertonic Saline
The goal of acute management is to
Severe Symptoms - Management ... goal of acute management ... is to raise the Na ... have raised the Na ... probably not the low Na
Ventricular Tachycardia - Management Algorithm
Wide Complex Tachycardia: Rate > 100, QRS > 120
DDx: Ventricular tachycardia, SVT
Tachycardia - Management ... aberrancy, SVT iso Na ... Tachycardia #VTach #Management
Hyponatremia Correction
1. Indications for Hypertonic Saline: seizure, coma, focal findings
   - typically occurs with
typically occurs with Na ... with increasing Na ... Correction #goal #rate #management
Hyperkalemic Distal Renal Tubular Acidosis (RTA) Type 4 - 

Failure to acidify urine in collecting duct
due to reduced Na ... Hyperkalemic #Diagnosis #Management
Management of Hyponatremia
Hypertonic Saline - Only indicated if patient has severe symptoms + Na < 125
Give
Management of Hyponatremia ... severe symptoms + Na ... correction rate for Na ... • Check Na levels ... #Hyponatremia #Management
Ascites - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Paracentesis studies: cell count + differential, albumin, protein, culture
 • Serum-ascites-albumin-gradient
Diagnosis and Management ... <2g (88mmol) Na ... recommended to restrict Na ... severe AKI or ↓Na ... Ascites #Diagnosis #Management
POTS (Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome) - Management
Activity:
 • Exercise training
 • Avoidance of deconditioning
Volume Expansion:
 •
Tachycardia Syndrome) - Management ... Increase H2O & Na ... mineralocorticoid: ↓ Na ... Tachycardia #Syndrome #Management
SIADH Treatment Options
1. Treat underlying cause of SIADH: Pain, Primary lung pathology, Post-operative phenomenon, Medications, Basically
• With lower Na ... Re-check the serum Na ... SatyaPatelMD #SIADH #Management
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Diagnosis and Management ... volume (↓distal Na ... suggests ↓ distal Na ... clear cause) Management ... delay HD - Na-Zirconium
Management of SIADH
Treat underlying cause:
 • Causes can include pain, primary lung pathology, post-operative phenomenon, medications,
Management of SIADH ... • With lower Na ... SatyaPatelMD #SIADH #Management