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Classification, Differential Diagnosis, and Features of Hyponatremia According to Volume Status 

Hypervolemic hypernatremia 
 - CHF
deficit - Salt-losing ... Differential #Diagnosis #Table ... #Causes
Alcohol Use Disorder - Maintenance Treatment
Naltrexone (first line) - First line for most people without contraindications
Alcohol Use Disorder ... overweight - Dosing ... opioid treatment program ... uptitrate) #AUD #Alcohol ... #pharmacology #table
Alcohol Use Disorder: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 • Tolerance (reduced sensitivity to effects of EtOH)
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Alcohol Use Disorder ... Recurrent use of alcohol ... - Incr in alcohol ... spent pursuing / using ... , tachycardia, nausea
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification
Reflex Syncope 
 - Vasovagal syncope
   • Prolonged standing
bradycardia • Sinus pauses ... steal syndrome - Alcohol ... Classification #Table ... #Causes
High Anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis (HAGMA) - Differential Diagnosis - GOLDMARK

Glycols - ethylene and propylene glycol
Oxoproline
L-lactate - produced during ... salicylate toxicity causes ... Ketoacidosis - diabetic, alcohol
Pearls for Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder

First-line pharmacotherapies for moderate to severe AUD include naltrexone and
for Treatment of Alcohol ... abdominal pain, nausea ... who are actively using ... high risk for using ... psychaedelics #Alcohol
Phenobarbital monotherapy algorithm for alcohol withdrawal

** EDIT - SEE UPDATED ALGORITHM HERE:
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-Phenobarbital monotherapy has numerous advantages
algorithm for alcohol ... in addition to alcohol ... Alternative causes ... center that is using ... #Management #Alcohol
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
Causes of Secondary ... Testing Common causes ... Tests to evaluate cause ... Polysomnography • Drug or alcohol ... Screening #Workup #table
SLEEP HYGIENE - ASLEEP is a useful acronym for remembering sleep hygiene tips for primary insomnia.
Alcohol,
Alcohol, caffeine ... should be the only uses ... active outdoors during ... the day Early rising ... a bath, avoid going
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
dysfunction - Alcohol ... Low #Magnesium #Table ... Classification #Causes