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Causes of Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypovolemia, UNa > 20: 
 • Renal losses, Diuretic excess,
Hypovolemia, UNa ... Hypovolemia, UNa ... Trauma Euvolemia, UNa ... Hypervolemia, UNa ... Hypervolemia, UNa
Hyponatremia Diagnosis Algorithm
UOsm ≥ POsm - Vasopressin-Dependent
 • UNa < 20 mEq/L - Appropriate (↓ EABV)
Vasopressin-Dependent • UNa ... Cirrhosis • UNa
Modified Hyponatremia Algorithm
Hypertonic Hyponatremia: Hyperglycemia, Mannitol, Urologic irrigants
Hypotonic Hyponatremia: 
 • ADH ON (UOsm > 100):
- RAAS ON (UNa ... - RAAS OFF (UNa
Physiologic Approach to Hypotonic Hyponatremia
The next time you have a case of hypotonic hyponatremia, give the
algorithm Urine Na ... +K / serum Na >1 ... or Ineffective (UNa ... solute intake, UNa
Hyponatremia - Diagnostic Evaluation Algorithm

Step 1: Consider whether Posm may actually be normal or elevated
Step 2:
status and measure UNa
Visualizing Hypotonic Hyponatremia

 • UNa reveals RAAS activity.
 • UOsm reveals ADH activity.
 • ADH secretion
Hyponatremia • UNa
Management of SIADH
Treat underlying cause:
 • Causes can include pain, primary lung pathology, post-operative phenomenon, medications,
• With lower Na ... osmolality < 538 AND UNa
Urinalysis & Urine Sodium 
Theophilus Protospatharius, a seventh-century physician who wrote the first manuscript focused exclusively
of Sodium (FE Na ... [(U Na x P Cr) / ... (P Na x U Cr)] ... = Creatinine, Na ... leucocyte-esterase #urine #UNa
SIADH Treatment Options
1. Treat underlying cause of SIADH: Pain, Primary lung pathology, Post-operative phenomenon, Medications, Basically
• With lower Na ... osmolality < 538 AND UNa ... Re-check the serum Na
Hyponatremia (<135 mEq/L) is a common electrolyte abnormality caused by an excess of total body water
concentration (UNa ... intravascular volume; UNa ... SIADH #Thiazides #UNAa