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Hypernatremia Diagnosis and Workup

Step 1 . Repeat the sodium concentration.
Step 2.  Check plasma osmolality.
NORMAL PLASMA
Hypernatremia Diagnosis ... mmol/L - true hyponatremia ... renal failure #Hypernatremia ... Diagnosis #Workup #Algorithm ... #Nephrology
Pathophysiology Based Approach to Hyponatremia - Diagnostic Algorithm

Not the "classic" Volume based approach. 

#Hyponatremia #Algorithm #Pathophysiology
Based Approach to Hyponatremia ... - Diagnostic Algorithm ... #Hyponatremia #Algorithm ... #Differential #Nephrology ... #UOsm #Osmolality
Causes of Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypernatremia - Excess free water loss, Serum Sodium >145 mmol/L
High
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... /L High Urine Osmolality ... glucosuria Low Urine Osmolality ... #Nephrology #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Hyponatremia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Utilizing Uric Acid 
ADH promotes Urea/uric acid excretion along with water
Hyponatremia Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... retention 1) Serum Osmolarity ... 2) Urine Osmolarity ... #nephrology #sodium
Status Epilepticus - Management
Seizure > 5 mins or two seizures without complete recovery between them
PEDS
Benzo Dose
- Management Seizure ... between them PEDS ... management #treatment #algorithm ... #peds #pediatrics ... #neurology
Pediatric Status Epilepticus Algorithm 

#Status #Epilepticus #Algorithm #Pediatrics #Peds #Neurology #Seizure
Status Epilepticus Algorithm ... #Epilepticus #Algorithm ... #Pediatrics #Peds ... #Neurology #Seizure
Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis Workup Algorithm

1) Check Urine Osmolality:
 > 600 mOsm/kg - Implies extrarenal mechanism
Hypernatremia - ... Diagnosis Workup Algorithm ... 1) Check Urine Osmolality ... Diagnosis #Workup #Algorithm ... #nephrology #sodium
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis and Treatment
Hyponatremia is usually caused by the inability to excrete water normally.
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis ... Calculate serum osmolality ... Measure urine osmolality ... of symptomatic (seizures ... Treatment #management #nephrology
Hyponatremia Diagnostic Algorithm
1) Check serum osmolality
2) Check urine osmolality
3) ADH Dependent - Check volume status, urine
Algorithm 1) Check ... serum osmolality ... 2) Check urine osmolality ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #nephrology
Causes of Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unprovoked - Epilepsy:
 • Focal: Simple, Complex
 • Generalized: Absence,
Causes of Seizures ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Hyperglycemia, Hyponatremia ... Eclampsia, Prophyria #Seizures ... #Causes #neurology