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Hypernatremia Diagnosis and Workup

Step 1 . Repeat the sodium concentration.
Step 2.  Check plasma osmolality.
NORMAL PLASMA
and Workup Step ... Repeat the sodium ... administration Step 3. ... HYPERVOLEMIC • CHF ... #Algorithm #Nephrology
Hypernatremia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Diabetes Insipidus Workup

Step #1 - Consider the history
Step #2 - Assess
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Diabetes Insipidus Workup ... Uglucose Step #3 ... #Management #Algorithm ... #Sodium #nephrology
Hematuria Workup and Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Confirm hematuria → Urinalysis >3 RBCs/HPF, exclude mimics, repeat testing
Hematuria Workup ... and Diagnosis Algorithm ... → Urinalysis >3 ... repeat testing • Acute ... #Workup #urology
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis and Treatment
Hyponatremia is usually caused by the inability to excrete water normally.
is usually caused ... to work through ... Measure urine osmolality ... Diagnosis #Treatment #management ... #nephrology #sodium
Flowchart to diuretic use in acute heart failure.

(A) Congestion with volume overload. 

(B) Treatment algorithm after
diuretic use in acute ... intravenous; SGLT2‐I, sodium–glucose ... ultrafiltration; UO, urine ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology ... #Management
SIADH Treatment Options
1. Treat underlying cause of SIADH: Pain, Primary lung pathology, Post-operative phenomenon, Medications, Basically
hospitalization) 3. ... promoting passive sodium ... SatyaPatelMD #SIADH #Management ... #hyponatremia # ... nephrology #treatment
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
Diagnosis and Management ... Prevalence: 1-2 cases ... -50, Females 2-3 ... antibody that works ... others (botox, sodium
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
status and low urine ... the determined cause ... #differential #algorithm ... #management #cardiology ... #heartfailure #chf