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Hypernatremia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Diabetes Insipidus Workup

Step #1 - Consider the history
Step #2 - Assess
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Workup Step #1 ... & desmopressin test ... #Management #Algorithm ... #Sodium #nephrology
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency
Addison's Disease - Damage of the adrenal glands with lack of cortisol, androgens and
Tuberculosis: can cause ... Hypoparathyroidism - Type 1 ... PRA • ↓ Serum sodium ... /vomiting • Abdominal ... : - Check sodium
Whipple Disease (Tropheryma whipplei) - Diagnosis and Management 

Caused by: Tropheryma whipplei

Symptoms and Signs:
1. Migratory poly/oligoarthralgia
Caused by: ... Symptoms and Signs ... : 1. ... Abdominal pain; ... Disease #diagnosis #algorithm
Hypertonic Saline for Treatment of Hyponatremic Encephalopathy
1) 100 ml bolus of 3% NaCl over 10 min.
Encephalopathy 1) ... L in the first 1- ... urine output for signs ... Saline #Treatment #management ... #protocol #hyponatremia
Adrenal Insufficiency - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency:
Most Common Cause in the US: Autoimmune Adrenalitis
Other
Diagnosis and Management ... ) w/ anorexia, abdominal ... secondary AI, hyponatremia ... PEARLS: 1. ... 1.
Heat Illnesses and Heat Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Heat Cramps:
 • Muscle pain or spasm -
Dehydration - Loss of sodium ... conditions - Neurogenic ... heat illness → Hypernatremia ... → Syncope • Signs ... - Headache - Abdominal
Cushing's Syndrome - Hypercortisolism - Diagnosis and Clinical Features
1) Skin
 • Thin, easily bruisable skin with
classically purple abdominal ... is decreased), hypernatremia ... dexamethasone suppression test ... x-ray and/or CT, abdominal ... Hypercortisolism #Diagnosis #signs
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
Diagnosis and Management ... infectious disease caused ... Romana's sign ... , rectum 80%) (abdominal ... Confirmatory Tests
Carnett's Sign to localize Abdominal Wall (Musculoskeletal) Pain
Step 1 : The clinician identifies and palpates the
Carnett's Sign to ... Musculoskeletal) Pain Step 1 ... 2: The patient raises ... tenderness as the rest ... Musculoskeletal #pain #physicalexam
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
Involves large and medium ... systemic sx + signs ... the “Chewing gum test ... GCA #Temporal #Signs ... Symptoms #Diagnosis #Management