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Causes of Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis
Inadequate water intake:
 • Lack of access to water
Extrarenal hypotonic fluid
Diagnosis Inadequate ... water intake: • Lack ... of access to water ... perspiration Renal ... #nephrology #sodium
Renal Abscess on POCUS
Left flank pain. On ABX Day 5 for pyelo. She has hx of
Doppler image shown ... Differential would ... this patient--diagnosis ... #Abscess #kidney ... #ultrasound
Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis Workup Algorithm

1) Check Urine Osmolality:
 > 600 mOsm/kg - Implies extrarenal mechanism
Diagnosis Workup ... Impaired thirst, Lack ... of access to H2O ... #Algorithm #nephrology ... #sodium
Causes of Cystic Renal Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign - Anechoic on ultrasound, Well-demarcated on ultrasound/CT,
Causes of Cystic Renal ... Mass - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Carcinoma - Abscess ... Cystic #RenalMass #Nephrology