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Polyuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Urine Output > 3L /day
Water Diuresis (Urine Osm <100 mOsm/kg)
 • Primary
Polyuria - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... solute load #Polyuria ... #Algorithm #causes ... #nephrology
Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Symptoms:
• Abdominal pain
• Nausea
• Polyuria
• Polydipsia
• Vomiting
• Weight loss
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) - Diagnosis and ... Abdominal pain • Nausea ... • Polyuria • ... Polydipsia • Vomiting ... #Ketoacidosis #Diagnosis
Causes of Polyuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polyuria - Urine Output > 3L/day, Increased Urine Volume (>2ml/min)
Osmotic
Causes of Polyuria ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Loss - DDAVP -> Uosm ... #Nephrology #Differential ... #Causes
Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Symptoms:
• Abdominal pain
• Nausea
• Polyuria
• Polydipsia
• Vomiting
• Weight loss
•
) - Diagnosis and ... Abdominal pain • Nausea ... • Polyuria • ... Polydipsia • Vomiting ... #Ketoacidosis #Diagnosis
Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis
Poor Intake 
 - Starvation
 - Anorexia
GI Losses 
 - Vomiting / NG
- Differential Diagnosis ... GI Losses - Vomiting ... Amphotericin B - Polyuria ... #Low #Potassium ... Classification #Causes
Typical Clinical Features of DKA:
 - 
Acetone breath 
 - Tachycardia 
 - Soft Bp
Clinical Features of DKA ... respirations - Nausea ... /vomifing - Abdominal ... pain - Polyuria ... #Diagnosis #
Causes of Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Defining the cause of hypokalemia starts by measuring urinary K
Causes of Hypokalemia ... - Differential Diagnosis ... ketoacidosis • Vomiting ... #differential #diagnosis ... #nephrology #potassium
Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Extra-renal Losses:
 • Normal Acid-Base: Low intake
 • Metabolic acidosis: Gl tract
- Differential Diagnosis ... Gitelman syndrom, Vomiting ... #Algorithm #causes ... #potassium #low ... #nephrology
Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis and Management

Consider if:
1) Patient is hot and altered
2) You see tachypnea with
Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis ... no respiratory cause ... Presentation seems like DKA ... , Vomiting, Tinnitus ... High Lactate, Low Potassium
Hypokalemia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypertensive:
 • High Al, Low R - Primary aldosteronism
 • High Al, High
Hypokalemia Differential Diagnosis ... <20 mEq/24 h - Vomiting ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #nephrology ... #causes #low #potassium