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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
Causes of Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis
Inadequate water intake:
 • Lack of access to water
Extrarenal hypotonic fluid
Causes of Hypernatremia ... insipidus • Nephrogenic ... administration #Hypernatremia
Hypernatremia Management Algorithm
Acute vs Chronic
Calculate Losses
 • Current water Deficit
 • Ongoing Free water Losses
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Hypernatremia Management ... Medicine @SCVMCMed #Hypernatremia ... Management #Algorithm #treatment
Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis Workup Algorithm

1) Check Urine Osmolality:
 > 600 mOsm/kg - Implies extrarenal mechanism
Hypernatremia - ... Extrarenal Hypernatremia ... Ingestion Renal Hypernatremia ... insipidus (central or nephrogenic ... MatthewHoMD #Hypernatremia
Initial triage of the neutropenic adult - Algorithm for the evaluation and treatment of adult patients
triage of the neutropenic ... evaluation and treatment ... #neutropenic #neutropenia
Causes of Nail Clubbing - Mnemonic 
Cyanotic Heart Disease, Cystic Fibrosis
Lung Cancer, Lung abscess 
Ulcerative Colitis
Endocarditis, Idiopathic Pulmonary ... Neurogenic Tumors
Hypernatremia Classification and Features According to Volume Status
 - Hypervolemic hypernatremia - Cushing's syndrome, Primary hyperaldosteronism,
Hypernatremia Classification ... - Hypervolemic hypernatremia ... - Normovolemic hypernatremia ... Gestational DI, Nephrogenic ... Renal hypovolemic hypernatremia
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
Hyponatremia Treatment Algorithm

CHF, Cirrhosis - Fluid restriction
SIADH - Fluid restriction
 - Consider salt tablets if etiology
Hyponatremia Treatment ... Reset Osmostat - Treatment ... DrEricStrong #Hyponatremia ... #Treatment #Algorithm
Hypotension / Shock Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypovolemic:
 • Poor oral intake
 • Hemorrhage
 • Renal loss
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valvulopathy • Pulmonary ... obstruction • Pulmonary ... insufficiency • Neurogenic