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Causes of Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis
Inadequate water intake:
 • Lack of access to water
Extrarenal hypotonic fluid
Hypernatremia - Differential ... Extrarenal hypotonic fluid ... • Hypertonic fluid ... Diagnosis #Causes #nephrology ... #sodium #high
Hyponatremia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

By Dr. Khudhur Mohammed @khudhur_moh

#Hyponatremia #Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm #sodium #nephrology
Hyponatremia Differential ... #Hyponatremia #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #sodium ... #nephrology
True Hyponatremia Differential Algorithm

Instead (or in addition) of volume status examination, check urine sodium and serum
True Hyponatremia Differential ... examination, check urine sodium ... acid: - Urine sodium ... #Hyponatremia #Differential ... Algorithm #Diagnosis #Nephrology
Causes of Pleural Fluid Transudates and Exudates

#Pleural #Fluid #Effusion #Differential #Diagnosis #Transudative #Exudative #Pulmonary #Causes
Causes of Pleural Fluid ... Exudates #Pleural #Fluid ... #Effusion #Differential ... Transudative #Exudative #Pulmonary
Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Interpretation
Appearance - Opening Pressure - Leukocytes - Differential - Glucose - Protein -
Cerebrospinal Fluid ... - Leukocytes - Differential ... Cerebrospinal #Fluid ... Interpretation #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
ADH Independent:
 • Tea and Toast Syndrome, Beer Potomania - Low solute
Hyponatremia - Differential ... briskly to IV fluids ... - Responds to fluid ... #Hyponatremia #Differential ... Algorithm #causes #nephrology
Hyponatremia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Utilizing Uric Acid 
ADH promotes Urea/uric acid excretion along with water
Hyponatremia Differential ... Osmolarity 3) Urine Sodium ... #Hyponatremia #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #nephrology ... #sodium #low #uricacid
Algorithm for the diagnosis of hyponatremia.

If you start with the osmolalities, urinary sodium etc first and
osmolalities, urinary sodium ... and leave the fluid ... this is because fluid ... #Hyponatremia #Differential
Cerebral Salt Wasting vs SIADH - Pathophysiology 
1) Neurological event
2) Sodium loss from tubules
3) Naturiesis →
Neurological event 2) Sodium ... → treat with fluid ... Pathophysiology #diagnosis #nephrology
Drugs associated with hypokalemia and hypomagnesemia

Hypokalemia
- Shift from extracellular fluid to intracellular fluid compartment
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extracellular fluid ... intracellular fluid ... overdose) - Sodium ... #Medications #differential ... #diagnosis #nephrology