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Volume Based Approach to Hyponatremia
Hypovolemic, Serum uric acid >4
 • Urine Na <20: Extra-renal losses
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to Hyponatremia ... uric acid <4 • SIADH ... Glucocorticoid deficiency, Primary ... algorithm #diagnosis #sodium ... #low #nephrology
Physiologic Approach to Hypotonic Hyponatremia
The next time you have a case of hypotonic hyponatremia, give the
algorithm Urine Na+K / serum ... restriction alone in SIADH ... , Renal Sodium loss ... water intake (Primary ... #nephrology
SIADH Treatment Options
1. Treat underlying cause of SIADH: Pain, Primary lung pathology, Post-operative phenomenon, Medications, Basically
: Pain, Primary ... This can cause volume ... promoting passive sodium ... • Re-check the serum ... #nephrology #treatment
Ascites - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Paracentesis studies: cell count + differential, albumin, protein, culture
 • Serum-ascites-albumin-gradient
and Management Summary ... protein, culture • Serum-ascites-albumin-gradient ... cardiac ascites 1) Sodium ... Na+) 3) Large-volume ... #Hepatology #SAAG