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Nephron Pathophysiology - Diuretic Sites of Action
Diuretics
1) Acetazolamide/canagliflozin
2) Osmotic agents (mannitol, urearetics)
3) Loop agents (eg, furosemide)
4)
canagliflozin 2) Osmotic ... Sites #Action #nephrology
Causes of Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis
Inadequate water intake:
 • Lack of access to water
Extrarenal hypotonic fluid
- Differential Diagnosis ... Diuretics • Osmotic ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Causes #nephrology
Hormones Acting on the Nephron - Diuretics and Their Site of Action
 1) Acetazolamide
 2) Osmotic
Acetazolamide 2) Osmotic ... Pathophysiology #Nephrology
Causes of Generalized Edema - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Overfill (Increased renal sodium retention, Urine Na > 40meq/L)
- Differential Diagnosis ... Increased Interstitial Oncotic ... Decreased Capillary Oncotic ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Inflammatory
    - Invasive Infections
    - Non-Infections
Watery
- Differential Diagnosis ... Non-Infections Watery - Osmotic ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Diuretics sites of action on the nephron
1) Acetazolamide (carbonic anhydrase inhibitor)
2) Osmotic diuretics (e.g. mannitol)
3) Loop
inhibitor) 2) Osmotic ... #pharmacology #nephrology
Mechanisms of Lower Extremity Edema: #Diagnosis #Pathophys #EM #IM #Edema #Lower #LowerExtremity #Causes #Starling #Oncotic #Hydrostatic
Extremity Edema: #Diagnosis ... Causes #Starling #Oncotic
Acute Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Ischemic: Small Bowel vs Large Bowel
 • Infectious: Diarrhea-Predominant
- Differential Diagnosis ... Non-Bloody • Dietary (osmotic ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Diarrhea Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Inflammatory
 - Infectious
   - Noninvasive
     - Viral
Diarrhea Differential Diagnosis ... Noninfectious Osmotic ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Chronic Diarrhea - Workup
Osmotic:
 • Consider food diary and trial avoiding certain foods or meds, Consider
Diarrhea - Workup Osmotic ... meds, Consider diagnostic ... fast, Stool osmotic ... : • Consider diagnostic ... fast, Stool osmotic