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Causes of Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis
Inadequate water intake:
 • Lack of access to water
Extrarenal hypotonic fluid
Causes of Hypernatremia ... - Differential Diagnosis ... insipidus • Nephrogenic ... Causes #nephrology #sodium ... #high
Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis Workup Algorithm

1) Check Urine Osmolality:
 > 600 mOsm/kg - Implies extrarenal mechanism
Differential Diagnosis ... Workup Algorithm ... • Euvolemic: Diabetes ... #Workup #Algorithm ... #nephrology #sodium
Type 2 Diabetes - Screening, Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Lifestyle  Modifications (Diet and Exercise) -> Start
Type 2 Diabetes ... - Screening, Diagnosis ... elderly ± with dementia ... • High risk ... #DMII #Classification
Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis and Treatment
Hypernatremia is almost always due to unreplaced water loss (free water
Differential Diagnosis ... urine osm (in DI; high ... post-obstructive 3) Diabetes ... Insipidus: neurogenic ... management #nephrology #sodium
Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Type A: Impaired O2 Delivery (DO2)
 • Decreased O2 Delivery: Hypotension
Framework Type ... Impaired O2 Delivery (DO2 ... Beta-Agonists, ↑ work ... toxic alcohols, Sodium ... Leukemia/Lymphoma), Diabetes
Causes of Hyperkalemia
l. Pseudohyperkalemia
  A Cellular efflux; thrombocytosis, erythrocytosis, leukocytosis, in vitro hemolysis
  B.
the epithelial sodium ... Diabetes, diabetic ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #High #Potassium ... #Classification