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Hypermagnesemia - Diagnosis and Management

Hypermagnesemia is a serum magnesium concentration > 2.6 mg/dL.
Symptoms include hyporeflexia, hypotension,
Diagnosis and Management ... Magnesium-containing laxatives ... Hypermagnesemia #Diagnosis #Management ... #magnesium #nephrology
Pharmacologic Management of Constipation 
Fiber Laxatives
 - Bran powder
 - Psyllium
 - Methylcellulose
 - Calcium polycarbophil
Pharmacologic Management ... Constipation Fiber Laxatives ... Mineral oil Osmotic Laxatives ... 3350) Stimulant Laxatives ... Pharmacologic #Management
Gitelman Syndrome Overview

What?
• Inherited (AR) hypokalemic salt-losing tubulopathies affecting the thiazide-sensitive sodium chloride cotransporter
• Gitelman's syndrome
Bartter-Gitelman syndrome • Laxative ... Syndrome #diagnosis #nephrology ... #management #pathophysiology
Types of Laxatives #constipation #chart #pharmacology #laxatives
Types of Laxatives ... #pharmacology #laxatives
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Treatment Algorithm

IBS-Constipation:
 • Constipation: Osmotic laxatives
 • Abdominal pain: Antispasmodics

IBS-Diarrhea:
 • Diarrhea:
Constipation: Osmotic laxatives ... IBS #Treatment #Management
Workup for Hyperphosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Rule out spurious hyperphosphatemia: paraproteinemia, hyperlipidemia, hemolysis, hyperbilirubinemia, liposomal amphotericin
intake, Phosphate laxatives ... Workup #phosphate #nephrology
Diagnosis and Management of Hyponatremia

#Hyponatremia #Algorithm #Differential #Diagnosis #Management #Nephrology

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Diagnosis and Management ... Differential #Diagnosis #Management ... #Nephrology ... Recommended Text: Nephrology
Possible Causes of Altered Urine Color 

Red 
    Foods: beets, blackberries, rhubarb
Medications: laxatives ... nitrofurantoin), laxatives ... Differential #Diagnosis #Nephrology
Diagnosis and Management of Hypernatremia

#Hypernatremia #Differential #Algorithm #Causes #Nephrology #Diagnosis

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Diagnosis and Management ... Algorithm #Causes #Nephrology ... Recommended Text: Nephrology
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
Sorbitol, lactulose, Laxative ... weight: Secretory laxative ... Chronic #Diarrhea #management