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Hypernatremia Diagnosis and Workup

Step 1 . Repeat the sodium concentration.
Step 2.  Check plasma osmolality.
NORMAL PLASMA
Hypernatremia Diagnosis ... pseudohyponatremia • hyperglycemia ... hypothyroidism • adrenal ... #Diagnosis #Workup ... #Algorithm #Nephrology
Adrenal Insufficiency Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical suspicion: Weakness, fatigue, nausea, musculoskeletal pain, dizziness, volume depletion, abdominal pain,
Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Clinical ... , hypotension, hyponatremia ... hyperpigmentation, hypoglycemia ... #Algorithm #endocrinology
Adrenal Insufficiency Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical features: 
 - Weight loss, anorexia, Weakness, fatigue, GI distress
 - Hypotension,
Diagnosis Algorithm ... - Unexplained hypoglycemia ... , Hyponatremia, ... findings (see algorithm ... Stimulation #StimTest #Endocrinology
Causes of Altered Level of Consciousness GCS < 7 - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Brain Involvement - Hemispheric
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Brain ... Excesses • Liver/Renal ... Hypoxemia • Hypoglycemia ... Other #Altered #comatose
Hyponatremia - Differential Algorithm
Isotonic Hyponatremia: Hyperlipidemia, Hyperproteinemia, Recent TURP
Hypotonic Hyponatremia: 
 • Hypovolemia: Diuretics/Nephropathies, Vomiting, Diarrhea,
Algorithm Isotonic ... Syndrome, Chronic Renal ... : Hyperglycemia, ... MH/CCF/CWRU EM ... #diagnosis #causes