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Hypernatremia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Diabetes Insipidus Workup

Step #1 - Consider the history
Step #2 - Assess
Step #1 - Consider ... history Step #2 ... Uglucose Step #3 ... #Sodium #nephrology ... #insipidus #DI
Hypernatremia - Diagnostic Evaluation Algorithm
Step 1: Consider history. Most patients presenting with hypernatremia are either very
Step 1: Consider ... Step 2: Check Uosm ... Step 3: If patient ... has DI, determine ... #Sodium
Hyponatremia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Utilizing Uric Acid 
ADH promotes Urea/uric acid excretion along with water
ADH promotes Urea ... water retention 1) ... Serum Osmolarity 2) ... Urine Osmolarity 3) ... #nephrology #sodium
Hypernatremia Diagnosis and Workup

Step 1 . Repeat the sodium concentration.
Step 2.  Check plasma osmolality.
NORMAL PLASMA
Step 1 . ... Repeat the sodium ... Step 2. ... administration Step 3. ... #Algorithm #Nephrology
Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis Workup Algorithm

1) Check Urine Osmolality:
 > 600 mOsm/kg - Implies extrarenal mechanism
Differential Diagnosis Workup ... Algorithm 1) ... renal mechanism 2) ... #Algorithm #nephrology ... #sodium
Alexia Without Agraphia
Alexia without agraphia is a disconnection syndrome where patients cannot read but can write.
disconnection syndrome ... Pathophysiology: ... Presentation: 1. ... hemianopsia (often) 2. ... read (alexia) 3.
Gerstmann Syndrome
1) Finger agnosia - Inability to name their own fingers, affecting both sides
2) Right-left confusion
Gerstmann Syndrome ... 1) Finger agnosia ... affecting both sides 2) ... affecting both sides 3) ... calculations 4) Agraphia
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
• Prevalence: 1- ... 3 times than men ... Pathophysiology ... antibody that works ... others (botox, sodium
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis and Treatment
Hyponatremia is usually caused by the inability to excrete water normally.
to work through ... 1) Is it hypotonic ... 2) Is ADH elevated ... demyelination syndrome ... #sodium