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Approach to Emergency Management of Hyponatremia
- Dr. Edward Etchells

#Management #Emergency #Hyponatremia #Algorithm #Overcorrection #DDAVP
Hyponatremia #Algorithm #Overcorrection ... #DDAVP
Hyponatremia Correction
1. Indications for Hypertonic Saline: seizure, coma, focal findings
   - typically occurs with
Hyponatremia Correction ... Goal correction ... Overcorrection of ... #Hyponatremia #Correction
Patch dehiscence (post surgical correction of congenital VSD) on Echocardiogram

Ivan Stankovic, MD, PhD @Ivan_Echocardio

#VSD #Patch #dehiscence
(post surgical correction ... PSAX #clinical #pocus
Hypertonic Saline for Treatment of Hyponatremic Encephalopathy
1) 100 ml bolus of 3% NaCl over 10 min.
first 5 hours. 4) Correction ... therapeutically re-lower overcorrection
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis and Treatment
Hyponatremia is usually caused by the inability to excrete water normally.
and avoid rapid correction ... (max rate of correction ... /L/day) Rapid correction ... augmentation with DDAVP
Ascites, pericardial effusion, and left pleural effusion on subcostal 4-chamber POCUS echocardiogram

Subcostal window in SLE patient.
subcostal 4-chamber POCUS ... Easiest fluid collection ... effusion #s4c #POCUS ... echocardiogram #POCUS
DDAVP Clamp Protocol in Hyponatremia
 • Stop any maintenance fluids.
 • Start DDAVP 2 mcg IV
DDAVP Clamp Protocol ... • Start DDAVP ... rate to achieve correction ... Continue 3% and DDAVP ... sodium is 125-130 #DDAVP
Figure 3 HRCT-LUS correlation in normal lung, pulmonary congestion, rheumatoid lung disease, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
Notes: (A)
Figure 3 HRCT-LUS correlation ... Diagnosis #HRCT #POCUS ... #Lung #Correlation
Empyema Necessitans (EN) on Chest POCUS

Pulmonary teaching case: you are called to the bedside of a
(EN) on Chest POCUS ... chest drain on POCUS ... extrapleural fluid collection ... clinical #video #POCUS
Looking for flow in all the wrong places🎶44M with recurrent UTI and urinary retention. Nice color
diverticula with small connection ... UAB_Sono #Clinical #POCUS