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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
Oncologic Emergencies - Differential Diagnosis Framework

HEMATOLOGIC ONCOLOGIC EMERGENCIES:
Hyperviscosity Syndrome:
 • Spontaneous bleeding
 • Shortness of breath
Oncologic Emergencies ... • Early death Neutropenic ... Constipation • Nausea ... coma SIADH: • Hyponatremia ... • Nausea, vomiting
Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis and Treatment
Hypernatremia is almost always due to unreplaced water loss (free water
Hypernatremia - ... Diagnosis and Treatment ... Hypernatremia ... Diabetes Insipidus: neurogenic ... , nephrogenic 4
Emergencies related to thyroid gland diseases are infrequently observed in the clinical practice. They are caused
Emergencies related ... Thyroid-related emergencies ... are caused by overt ... imbalance (mainly, hyponatremia ... DharSaty #Coma, #CriticalCare
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
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis and Treatment
Hyponatremia is usually caused by the inability to excrete water normally.
and Treatment ... usually caused by ... vast majority of cases ... Treatment: Treatment ... the underlying cause
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification

Hypovolemic (Intravascular volume depletion)
 - Hemorrhagic 
   • Trauma
trauma (a.k.a. neurogenic ... exacerbation (any cause ... Classification #Table #CriticalCare
Classification of Diabetes Insipidus

Central or neurogenic diabetes insipidus:
 - Congenital - Structural malformations affecting the hypothalamus
Central or neurogenic ... Surgery, Idiopathic Nephrogenic ... uropathy, Metabolic causes ... Treatment is aimed
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
Orthopedic Emergencies ... including DM • Treatment ... Spinal shock vs Neurogenic ... #Orthopedics #Emergencies ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Pharmacologic Treatment of Hypertensive Emergencies in Pregnancy
Drug - Dose range - Onset/oeak/duration - Side effects
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Pharmacologic Treatment ... of Hypertensive Emergencies ... , tachycardia, nausea ... - Urapidil - Nausea