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True Hyponatremia Differential Algorithm

Instead (or in addition) of volume status examination, check urine sodium and serum
True Hyponatremia Differential ... low, uric acid ... and uric acid low ... #Hyponatremia #Differential ... Algorithm #Diagnosis #Nephrology
Hyponatremia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Utilizing Uric Acid 
ADH promotes Urea/uric acid excretion along with water
Hyponatremia Differential ... Osmolarity 3) Urine Sodium ... Uric Acid - Low ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #nephrology ... #sodium #low #uricacid
Hyponatremia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

By Dr. Khudhur Mohammed @khudhur_moh

#Hyponatremia #Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm #sodium #nephrology
Hyponatremia Differential ... #Hyponatremia #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #sodium ... #nephrology
Modified Hyponatremia Algorithm
Hypertonic Hyponatremia: Hyperglycemia, Mannitol, Urologic irrigants
Hypotonic Hyponatremia: 
 • ADH ON (UOsm > 100):
- RAAS ON (UNa ... - RAAS OFF (UNa ... Primary polydipsia, Low ... Algorithm #diagnosis #sodium ... #nephrology
Hyponatremia Diagnosis Algorithm
UOsm ≥ POsm - Vasopressin-Dependent
 • UNa < 20 mEq/L - Appropriate (↓ EABV)
Vasopressin-Dependent • UNa ... Cirrhosis • UNa ... Primary polydipsia, Low ... hyponatremia #diagnosis #differential ... algorithm #causes #nephrology
Physiologic Approach to Hypotonic Hyponatremia
The next time you have a case of hypotonic hyponatremia, give the
: SIADH, Renal Sodium ... can be high or low ... Primary polydipsia), Low ... #Hyponatremia #differential ... #nephrology
Upper Extremity Nerve Pathologies 

 • Axillary Nerves
 • Musculocutaneous Nerve
 • Radial Nerve
 • Median
Median Nerve • Ulnar ... #Pathologies #differential ... #innervation #neurology
Causes of Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypernatremia - Excess free water loss, Serum Sodium >145 mmol/L
High
Hypernatremia - Differential ... water loss, Serum Sodium ... mannitol, glucosuria Low ... Hypernatremia #Nephrology ... #Differential #
Hyponatremia Differential Diagnosis Table

 • Step 1: Correct for hyperglycemia. Corrected Na = [(glucose - 100)/
Hyponatremia Differential ... #Hyponatremia #Differential ... Diagnosis #Table #nephrology ... #sodium
How much sodium is in 1 Liter of Normal Saline? In Bags if Potato Chips
How much sodium ... saline = 0.9% sodium ... about as much sodium ... normal #saline #ns #nephrology ... #sodium #comparison