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Hypernatremia Diagnosis and Workup

Step 1 . Repeat the sodium concentration.
Step 2.  Check plasma osmolality.
NORMAL PLASMA
Diagnosis and Workup ... Repeat the sodium ... NORMAL PLASMA OSMOLALITY ... • nephrotic syndrome ... #Algorithm #Nephrology
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis and Treatment
Hyponatremia is usually caused by the inability to excrete water normally.
excrete water normally ... 3 questions to work ... demyelination syndrome ... #management #nephrology ... #sodium
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
Diagnosis and Management ... antibody that works ... Oligoclonal bands • Normal ... others (botox, sodium ... #treatment #neurology
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
that are poorly formed ... or don’t work properly ... factor (GCSF) treatments ... Workup: • Complete ... #diagnosis #hematology
Algorithm for Management of Acute and Chronic Hyperkalemia
Acute Hyperkalemia:
 - IV calcium (10 mL of 10%)
Algorithm for Management ... in 4 mL) - IV sodium ... <30 mL/min) - Oral ... #Chronic #treatment ... #nephrology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
transitioning to oral ... acute coronary syndrome ... #differential #algorithm ... #management #cardiology ... #foamed #heartfailure
There are similarities and differences between these 3 conditions which all carry treatment implications. Each mimic
hormones that work ... for Refeeding Syndrome ... #differential #algorithm ... #management #treatment ... #criticalcare #foamed
Gitelman Syndrome Overview

What?
• Inherited (AR) hypokalemic salt-losing tubulopathies affecting the thiazide-sensitive sodium chloride cotransporter
• Gitelman's syndrome
thiazide-sensitive sodium ... Metabolic alkalosis • Normal ... Rhabdomyolysis Treatment ... #diagnosis #nephrology ... #management #pathophysiology