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Hyponatremia Correction
1. Indications for Hypertonic Saline: seizure, coma, focal findings
   - typically occurs with
Hyponatremia Correction ... Goal correction ... Hyponatremia → Osmotic ... MH/CCF/CWRU EM ... rate #management #nephrology
Chronic Diarrhea - Workup
Osmotic:
 • Consider food diary and trial avoiding certain foods or meds, Consider
Diarrhea - Workup Osmotic ... diagnostic fast, Stool osmotic ... diagnostic fast, Stool osmotic ... stool, 72 hr stool collection ... #evaluation
Algorithm for selection of the young potential living kidney donor candidate. ∗APOL1 genetic testing is recommended
Algorithm for selection ... ∗APOL1 genetic testing ... #Diagnosis #Nephrology ... LURT #Criteria #Evaluation ... #Algorithm
Hypokalemia Evaluation Algorithm

Before evaluating hypokalemia, life threatening complications such as arrhythmias and paralysis should be looked
Hypokalemia Evaluation ... Algorithm Before ... differentiating kidney K wasting ... Hypokalemia #diagnosis #Algorithm ... differential #potassium #nephrology
Causes of Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypovolemia, UNa > 20: 
 • Renal losses, Diuretic excess,
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... alkalosis, Ketonuria, Osmotic ... Cerebral salt wasting ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #nephrology
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis and Treatment
Hyponatremia is usually caused by the inability to excrete water normally.
(max rate of correction ... /L/day) Rapid correction ... patients at risk for osmotic ... up to 3x in the setting ... Treatment #management #nephrology
Hypokalemia Diagnostic Algorithm
To assess potassium excretion: perform 24-hour urine collection or alternatively obtain potassium-to-creatinine ratio on
Hypokalemia Diagnostic Algorithm ... 24-hour urine collection ... suggest renal K wasting ... Hypokalemia #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #TTKG #nephrology
Pragmatic diagnostic algorithm for hypokalemia. 
***Typical presentations: 
 • Vomiting: urine Na/Cl > 1.6, low urine
Pragmatic diagnostic algorithm ... confirmed via genetic testing ... Ideally, after correcting ... #differential #algorithm ... #nephrology