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Algorithm for Management of SIADH with Fluid Restriction and Urea

by Helbert Rondon, MD @NephroMD

#SIADH #Management #algorithm
Management of SIADH ... Restriction and Urea ... @NephroMD #SIADH ... Management #algorithm #treatment ... #urea #nephrology
Management of SIADH
Treat underlying cause:
 • Causes can include pain, primary lung pathology, post-operative phenomenon, medications,
Management of SIADH ... volume overload Urea ... SatyaPatelMD #SIADH ... #hyponatremia #nephrology ... #treatment
SIADH Treatment Options
1. Treat underlying cause of SIADH: Pain, Primary lung pathology, Post-operative phenomenon, Medications, Basically
SIADH Treatment ... Urea powder • Induces ... into ammonium by urease-producing ... #hyponatremia #nephrology ... #treatment
Helicobacter Pylori (H. pylori) Infection - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook
Presentation: Dyspepsia / Peptic Ulcer
50% of adults +serology ... (hydrolyze urea ... • Stool Ag, Urea ... if possible • Serology ... Diagnosis #Management #Treatment
Hyponatremia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Utilizing Uric Acid 
ADH promotes Urea/uric acid excretion along with water
ADH promotes Urea ... Low Uric Acid → SIADH ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #nephrology
Flail Chest on Physical Exam
Flail chest after 3 or more ribs are broken in 2 areas
are broken in 2 areas ... respiratory #clinical #video ... #Pulmonary #paradoxical
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypovolemic - Give volume
Hypervolemic (Edematous) - Look for and treat underlying cause
Stress, Nausea, Pulmonary ... , SSRIs) - SIADH ... Algorithm #diagnosis #nephrology
Management of Hyponatremia
Hypertonic Saline - Only indicated if patient has severe symptoms + Na < 125
Give
FE Urate post correction ... Normalizes in SIADH ... • IF SIADH — ... give specific treatment ... Management #algorithm #treatment
Leptospirosis
Pathogen: Leptospira (interrogans, kirschneri, noguchii)
Risk Factors:
 • Occupational exposure - Farmers, ranchers, trappers, veterinarians
 • Recreational
Overcrowded urban areas ... failure • Severe pulmonary ... microbiology #diagnosis #treatment
Horner's Syndrome on Physical Exam

A 75yoF was referred in for facial swelling and eyelid changes 1
or induced by treatment ... The video highlights ... Syndrome #clinical #video ... #physicalexam #neurology