21 results
Differential Diagnosis and Evaluation of Hyponatremia:
1) Identification of onset (acute vs. chronic)
2) Presence of symptoms (HA,
Differential Diagnosis ... #EM #IM #Nephro ... #Hyponatremia # ... #Differential #Algorithm ... #Ddxof
Causes of Altered Mental Status #Diagnosis #EM #IM #AMS #AlteredMentalStatus #Differential #Algorithm #Ddxof
Mental Status #Diagnosis ... #EM #IM #AMS #AlteredMentalStatus ... #Differential #Algorithm ... #Ddxof
Initial assessment Altered Mental Status #Diagnosis #EM #IM #Delirium #AlteredMentalStatus #AMS #Assessment #Algorithm #Ddxof
Mental Status #Diagnosis ... #EM #IM #Delirium ... #AlteredMentalStatus ... AMS #Assessment #Algorithm ... #Ddxof
Differential Diagnosis for Altered Mental Status #Diagnosis #EM #IM #Delirium #AlteredMentalStatus #AMS #Differential #Algorithm #Ddxof
Differential Diagnosis ... #EM #IM #Delirium ... #AlteredMentalStatus ... #Differential #Algorithm ... #Ddxof
True Hyponatremia Differential Algorithm

Instead (or in addition) of volume status examination, check urine sodium and serum
Differential Algorithm ... uric acid high in hypovolemic ... and hypervolemic ... #Differential #Algorithm ... #Diagnosis #Nephrology
Differential Diagnosis and Evaluation of Hyponatremia #Diagnosis #EM #IM #Nephro #Hyponatremia #Algorithm #VolumeStatus #Differential #Ddxof
Differential Diagnosis ... Evaluation of Hyponatremia ... #Diagnosis #EM ... #Algorithm #VolumeStatus ... #Differential #Ddxof
Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis Workup Algorithm

1) Check Urine Osmolality:
 > 600 mOsm/kg - Implies extrarenal mechanism
Differential Diagnosis ... Workup Algorithm ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Workup #Algorithm ... #nephrology #sodium
Differential Diagnosis and Evaluation of Hypernatremia #Diagnosis #EM #IM #Nephro #Hypernatremia #Algorithm #VolumeStatus #Differential #DiabetesInsipidus #Ddxof
Differential Diagnosis ... Evaluation of Hypernatremia ... #Diagnosis #EM ... #Algorithm #VolumeStatus ... DiabetesInsipidus #Ddxof
Hypernatremia Diagnosis and Workup

Step 1 . Repeat the sodium concentration.
Step 2.  Check plasma osmolality.
NORMAL PLASMA
Hypernatremia Diagnosis ... HYPOVOLEMIC • ... psychogenic polydipsia HYPERVOLEMIC ... #Diagnosis #Workup ... #Algorithm #Nephrology
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
ADH Independent:
 • Tea and Toast Syndrome, Beer Potomania - Low solute
Hyponatremia - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Hypervolemic ... #Algorithm #causes ... #nephrology