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Hyponatremia - Diagnosis and Treatment
Hyponatremia is usually caused by the inability to excrete water normally.
Hyponatremia is usually caused ... Calculate serum ... Treatment: Treatment ... the underlying cause ... #management #nephrology
SIADH Treatment Options
1. Treat underlying cause of SIADH: Pain, Primary lung pathology, Post-operative phenomenon, Medications, Basically
SIADH Treatment ... Treat underlying cause ... • Re-check the serum ... SatyaPatelMD #SIADH #Management ... #hyponatremia #nephrology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
may precede the neurologic ... the underlying cause ... • Treatment of ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #neurology
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
irrigation • Management ... Acute pulmonary edema ... Kidney stones caused ... Tolvaptan) • Treatment ... Excretion #Diuresis #Nephrology
A quick infographic on various pearls about atopic dermatitis, a disease with an increasing burden on
risk factors, management ... #management #medications ... #causes #atopy ... dermatitis #eczema #dermatology ... Correlation between serum
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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Antimicrobial treatment ... + mass effect/Edema ... - +mass effect/Edema ... sensitivity of serum ... InfectiousDiseases #Neurology
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Diagnosis and Management ... Weakness, cramping, nausea ... only if no clear cause ... caution in HTN & edema ... #nephrology #K
Hypermagnesemia - Diagnosis and Management

Hypermagnesemia is a serum magnesium concentration > 2.6 mg/dL.
Symptoms include hyporeflexia, hypotension,
Diagnosis and Management ... Hypermagnesemia is a serum ... mortality in ICU Causes ... antacids, or enemas, Treatment ... #magnesium #nephrology
Renal Replacement Therapy (RRT) - ICU One Pager Summary
Indications (AIEOU):
 • A: Acidosis (usually severe metabolic)
Overload (pulmonary edema ... chosen to match serum ... Dialyzer is rigid case ... #Therapy #RRT #managment ... #nephrology #CRRT
Anti-NXP-2 Dermatomyositis

What?
DM with generalized subcutaneous edema
Pts have more myalgias, more severe weakness, and an increased prevalence
Muscle atrophy may cause ... levels of: • Serum ... positive patients Treatment ... Dermatomyositis #diagnosis #management ... #rheumatology #dermatology