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Polyuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Urine Output > 3L /day
Water Diuresis (Urine Osm <100 mOsm/kg)
 • Primary
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Polydipsia • Central Diabetes ... • Nephrogenic Diabetes ... #Algorithm #causes ... #nephrology
Causes of Polyuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polyuria - Urine Output > 3L/day, Increased Urine Volume (>2ml/min)
Osmotic
Causes of Polyuria ... Algorithm Polyuria ... (Uncontrolled Diabetes ... • Central Diabetes ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Polyuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polyuria = >3L Urine output / 24 hours
Urine osmolality = 2 (Na
Diagnosis Algorithm ... nutrition), Azotemia LOW ... • Diabetes Insipidus ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #nephrology
Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Note: in DKA, body K+ is lost
Diabetic Ketoacidosis ... out of cells may cause ... To prevent hypokalemia ... renal function/urine ... endocrinology #diabetes
Causes of Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypernatremia - Excess free water loss, Serum Sodium >145 mmol/L
High
diuresis (see Polyuria ... mannitol, glucosuria Low ... 300 mmol/kg • Diabetes ... Hypernatremia #Nephrology ... #Algorithm #Causes
Hypokalemia Evaluation Algorithm

Before evaluating hypokalemia, life threatening complications such as arrhythmias and paralysis should be looked
Algorithm Before ... RTA, Distal RTA, DKA ... #diagnosis #Algorithm ... differential #potassium #nephrology ... #low
Metabolic Alkalosis - Urinary Chloride Algorithm
Cl- responsive metabolic alkalosis
 • Kidney loss of Cl-
Gastrointestinal: Vomiting ... alkalosis • Normal/low ... acidosis • Diabetic ... the indicated causes ... #Algorithm #nephrology
Pediatric Vomiting - Gastrointestinal and Systemic Causes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hepatobiliary:
 • Acute Hepatitis
 • Acute
malrotation Endocrine/Metabolic ... Pregnancy • Diabetes ... / DKA • Uremia ... #Algorithm #Causes ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Causes of Hyperkalemia - Reduced Excretion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Reduced flow through distal nephron - TTKG
Causes of Hyperkalemia ... nephron - TTKG > 7, Urine ... • Diabetic nephropathy ... IntercellularShift #Nephrology ... #Algorithm #Causes
Pragmatic diagnostic algorithm for hypokalemia. 
***Typical presentations: 
 • Vomiting: urine Na/Cl > 1.6, low urine
Pragmatic diagnostic ... algorithm for hypokalemia ... presentations: • Vomiting ... 1.6, low urine Cl ... #algorithm #nephrology