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Causes of Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypernatremia - Excess free water loss, Serum Sodium >145 mmol/L
High
Causes of Hypernatremia ... Hypernatremia ... mannitol, glucosuria Low ... • Burns • ICU ... Hyperventilation #Hypernatremia
Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis Workup Algorithm

1) Check Urine Osmolality:
 > 600 mOsm/kg - Implies extrarenal mechanism
Hypernatremia - ... Check Urine Osmolality ... Extrarenal Hypernatremia ... Ingestion Renal Hypernatremia ... MatthewHoMD #Hypernatremia
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
Admitting in the ICU ... list here, ie hyponatremia ... failure, esp in work-up ... : • For most ICU ... CPK, HIV, EtOH, Urine
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
mental status and low ... urine output. ... #differential #algorithm ... #heartfailure #chf ... #criticalcare #icu
Cryptococcal meningitis on T2 MRI
30 M from sub-Saharan Africa presents w/ progressive Headache x1 mo, +neck
(pleocytosis & low ... of K+ & Mg in urine ... survival by 25% ↑ ICP ... T2 #MRI #Brain #clinical ... #radiology