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Approach to Emergency Management of Hyponatremia
- Dr. Edward Etchells

#Management #Emergency #Hyponatremia #Algorithm #Overcorrection #DDAVP
Hyponatremia #Algorithm #Overcorrection ... #DDAVP
Causes of Polyuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polyuria - Urine Output > 3L/day, Increased Urine Volume (>2ml/min)
Osmotic
Causes of Polyuria ... Excessive Loss - DDAVP ... Insipidus - DDAVP ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Hypertonic Saline for Treatment of Hyponatremic Encephalopathy
1) 100 ml bolus of 3% NaCl over 10 min.
improved headache and nausea ... therapeutically re-lower overcorrection ... Treatment #management #protocol
DDAVP Clamp Protocol in Hyponatremia
 • Stop any maintenance fluids.
 • Start DDAVP 2 mcg IV
DDAVP Clamp Protocol ... • Start DDAVP ... Continue 3% and DDAVP ... sodium is 125-130 #DDAVP ... #Clamp #Protocol
Diarrhea Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Inflammatory
 - Infectious
   - Noninvasive
     - Viral
Bacterial - Protozoal ... Noninfectious #Causes
Pathogens Causing Bloody Diarrhea = SEECSY Mnemonic

SEECSY= Bloody diarrhea doesn’t sounds SEXY 
S = Salmonella
E =
E = Entamoeba (Protozoa ... #Hemorrhagic #Causes
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis and Treatment
Hyponatremia is usually caused by the inability to excrete water normally.
Hyponatremia is usually caused ... vast majority of cases ... the underlying cause ... augmentation with DDAVP
Transplant Infections Timeline
Pre-transplant:
 • Common bacteria (endogenous): Staphylococci (skin), Gram-negative bacilli (gut)
 • Viruses: HSV (reactivation)
Engraftment:
jirovecii (airways) • Protozoa ... jirovecii (airways) • Protozoa ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Causes of Acute Infectious Diarrhea
Noninflammatory Diarrhea
Viral - Noroviruses, astrovirus, adenovirus, Rotavirus, sapovirus
Protozoal - Giardia lamblia, Cryptosporidium,
Causes of Acute ... Rotavirus, sapovirus Protozoal ... Cytomegalovirus Protozoal ... #Diarrhea #Causes
Phenobarbital monotherapy algorithm for alcohol withdrawal

** EDIT - SEE UPDATED ALGORITHM HERE:
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-Phenobarbital monotherapy has numerous advantages
phenobarbital-monotherapy-withdrawal-management-algorithm-protocol-pulmcrit ... Alternative causes ... Monotherapy #Algorithm #Protocol