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Causes of Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Syndrome of Inappropriate ADH - Euvolemic; no physiologic stimulus to
Causes of Hyponatremia ... diuretics) With edema ... polydipsia • Insufficient ... #Nephrology #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Syndrome of Inappropriate ADH - Euvolemic; no physiologic stimulus to
Causes of Hyponatremia ... diuretics) With edema ... polydipsia • Insufficient ... #Nephrology #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Differentiation Between Nephrotic Syndrome and Nephritic Syndrome 
== Nephrotic Syndrome ==
Onset - Insidious 
Edema - ++++
Blood
- Insidious Edema ... Normal Jugular venous ... Onset - Abrupt Edema ... Raised Jugular venous ... Nephritic #Comparison #Table
Causes of Peripheral Edema - Differential Diagnosis
Increased Hydrostatic Pressure
 • Volume Expansion: Kidney failure, Pregnancy, Medication
Causes of Peripheral ... Edema - Differential ... Obstruction / Insufficiency ... vein thrombosis, Chronic ... venous stasis
Causes of Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unprovoked - Epilepsy:
 • Focal: Simple, Complex
 • Generalized: Absence,
Causes of Seizures ... ICH, Cerebral venous ... Hyperglycemia, Hyponatremia ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #neurology
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
irrigation • Management ... Kidney stones caused ... and euvolemic hyponatremia ... Excretion #Diuresis #Nephrology ... #Medications #Table
Venous Ulcer and DVT: Chronic venous insufficiency with additional swelling caused by acute DVT.
There is also
DVT: Chronic venous ... insufficiency with ... additional swelling caused ... #Venous #Insufficiency ... #Edema #DVT #UCSDH
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis and Treatment
Hyponatremia is usually caused by the inability to excrete water normally.
is usually caused ... the underlying cause ... correction of chronic ... Diagnosis #Treatment #management ... #nephrology #sodium
Eczematous Skin Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Eczematous - Pruritic/Scaly/Erythematous lesions. Usually poorly demarcated
 • Atopic Dermatitis
lichenification (chronic ... Secondary to venous ... insufficiency. ... pigmentation, edema ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Physiologic Approach to Hypotonic Hyponatremia
The next time you have a case of hypotonic hyponatremia, give the
time you have a case ... of hypotonic hyponatremia ... Hypothyroidism, Adrenal Insufficiency ... differential #diagnosis #table ... #sodium #nephrology