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Mechanisms Drug Induced Hyponatremia
#Diagnosis #Pharm #Hyponatremia #Drugs #Medications #Mechanisms #Table
Mechanisms Drug ... Induced Hyponatremia ... #Diagnosis #Pharm ... #Hyponatremia # ... #Mechanisms #Table
Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis Workup Algorithm

1) Check Urine Osmolality:
 > 600 mOsm/kg - Implies extrarenal mechanism
Differential Diagnosis ... Implies extrarenal mechanism ... Implies renal mechanism ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Algorithm #nephrology #sodium
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis by Mechanism
Decr Blood Pressure (“Decr Effective Circulating Volume”) 
 - Volume depletion
Hyponatremia - Differential ... Diagnosis by Mechanism ... exacerbation) - Drugs ... #Table #Causes ... #Sodium
Etiologies of Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis
GI losses / Insensible losses
Sodium Overload
Transcellular Movement of Water
Central Diabetes Insipidus
Etiologies of Hypernatremia ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Insensible losses Sodium ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Table #Causes
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
MAP = CO x SVR
Hypovolemic (↓ Intravascular volume):
 • Hemorrhage, dehydration due
- Differential Diagnosis ... tone): • Sepsis. neurogenic ... adrenal crisis, drugs ... #table #comparison ... #criticalcare
Heat Illnesses and Heat Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Heat Cramps:
 • Muscle pain or spasm -
- Differential Diagnosis ... Dehydration - Loss of sodium ... conditions - Neurogenic ... heat illness → Hypernatremia ... Irritability, Emotional instability
First Generation Anti-Psychotics: Mechanisms and Side Effects
Typical/Conventional Anti-Psychotics - Examples: Haloperidol, Chlorpromazine

ACh M1 antagonist - Block
Anti-Psychotics: Mechanisms ... arterioles -> less able ... irreversible • Drug ... rigidity, postural instability ... #pharmacology #diagnosis
Shock Types - Classification
State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
- Compensatory mechanisms ... to infection • Neurogenic ... due to loss of Sodium ... Classification #types #diagnosis ... #management #criticalcare
Shock Classification
Shock Definition: State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
- Compensatory mechanisms ... infection • Neurogenic ... due to loss of sodium ... Classification #Types #diagnosis ... warm #wet #dry #table
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
- Differential Diagnosis ... - Toxins - Drugs ... Hyperuricemia • Hyponatremia ... myoglobin AKI Mechanism ... per day until stable