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Hyponatremia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Utilizing Uric Acid 
ADH promotes Urea/uric acid excretion along with water
water retention 1) Serum ... Urine Sodium 4) Serum ... salt wasting By Rachel ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #nephrology
Peritonitis - Spontaneous vs Secondary vs Peritoneal Dialysis Associated Peritonitis
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis
 • Cirrhosis (high SAAG)
Cirrhosis (high SAAG ... PMN > 250 • Treatment ... 50, LDH ULN for serum ... Positive Culture • Treatment
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
ultrasonography, serum ... Vasculits: ANCA, ANA, Anti-GBM ... , Anti-ds-DNA, C3 ... myoglobin • Myeloma: serum ... Differential #Diagnosis #nephrology
Status Epilepticus - Management
Seizure > 5 mins or two seizures without complete recovery between them
PEDS
Benzo Dose
Benzo Dose 2 → Anti-epileptic ... #2 → Anti-epileptic ... seizures #management #treatment ... peds #pediatrics #neurology
Migraine - Preventative Treatments

 • Anticonvulsants: *Topiramate, *Sodium valproate, Gabapentin, Pregabalin
 • Antidepressants: Amitriptyline, Venlafaxine, Duloxetine,
- Preventative Treatments ... Botulinum toxin • Anti-Hypertensive ... #Preventative #Treatment ... #pharmacology #neurology
An Algorithm for the Management of Seizures

The management of active seizures is algorithmic, starting with a
Pharmacologic treatment ... progressively escalating anti-epileptic ... Management #Emergency #Neurology
Algorithm for the Treatment of Membranous Lupus Nephritis
Sub-nephrotic-range proteinuria (<3.5g/d, normal serum albumin) and Preserved kidney
Algorithm for the Treatment ... 3.5g/d, normal serum ... Nephritis #Algorithm #Treatment ... #management #nephrology
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
polyangiitis) Anti-basement ... asthma in EGPA, tracheal ... ANCA antibody, Anti-GBM ... usually low in anti-GBM ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis and Treatment
Hyponatremia is usually caused by the inability to excrete water normally.
Diagnosis and Treatment ... Calculate serum ... Treatment: Treatment ... Differential #Diagnosis #Treatment ... #management #nephrology
SIADH Treatment Options
1. Treat underlying cause of SIADH: Pain, Primary lung pathology, Post-operative phenomenon, Medications, Basically
SIADH Treatment ... • Re-check the serum ... #hyponatremia #nephrology ... #treatment