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Causes of Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis
Inadequate water intake:
 • Lack of access to water
Extrarenal hypotonic fluid
Causes of Hypernatremia ... insipidus • Nephrogenic ... administration #Hypernatremia ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Etiologies of Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis
GI losses / Insensible losses
Sodium Overload
Transcellular Movement of Water
Central Diabetes Insipidus
Etiologies of Hypernatremia ... congenital disorders Nephrogenic ... DrEricStrong #Hypernatremia ... Diagnosis #Table #Causes
Deep T Wave Inversions - Differential
Normal variants 
  A. Juvenile T wave pattern
bleeds) and related neurogenic ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes ... #Cardiology #ECG
Lower Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Reflexes: 
 • Knee - L2, L3, L4
 • Ankle - S1
Commonly caused ... dysaesthesia, neurogenic ... sensory #motor #leg #physicalexam
Kussmaul's Sign on Physical Exam

What’s the diagnosis?
Severe biventeicular failure with + Kussmaul sign! NICM. No constriction!

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and other rarer causes ... Kussmauls #Sign #physicalexam ... clinical #video #jvp #cardiology
Oncologic Emergencies - Differential Diagnosis Framework

HEMATOLOGIC ONCOLOGIC EMERGENCIES:
Hyperviscosity Syndrome:
 • Spontaneous bleeding
 • Shortness of breath
• Early death Neutropenic ... Constipation • Nausea ... coma SIADH: • Hyponatremia ... • Nausea, vomiting
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
nephrotic syndrome • Hyponatremia ... nephrotic syndrome • Nephrogenic ... Kidney stones caused ... Lithium-induced nephrogenic ... and euvolemic hyponatremia
Müller's sign is the pulsation or bobbing of the uvula that occurs during systole.  It
Müller's sign is caused ... clinical #video #PhysicalExam ... #Cardiology
Heat Illnesses and Heat Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Heat Cramps:
 • Muscle pain or spasm -
conditions - Neurogenic ... heat illness → Hypernatremia ... Hyperventilation, Dizziness, Nausea ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Jugular Waveform Components 
 • a wave - due to atrial contraction: It occurs just before
• c wave - caused ... y descent - is caused ... Waveforms #JVP #PhysicalExam ... #cardiology