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Causes of Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Syndrome of Inappropriate ADH - Euvolemic; no physiologic stimulus to
• Pain/Post-op ... • Drugs • Pulmonary ... GI losses • Renal ... • Reduced GFR, AKI ... #Nephrology #Differential
Causes of Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Syndrome of Inappropriate ADH - Euvolemic; no physiologic stimulus to
• Pain/Post-op ... • Drugs • Pulmonary ... GI losses • Renal ... • Reduced GFR, AKI ... #Nephrology #Differential
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
Pulmonary Renal ... Diagnosis for Pulmonary ... , C3, C4, anti-CCP ... high resolution chest ... diagnosis #nephrology
Physiologic Approach to Hypotonic Hyponatremia
The next time you have a case of hypotonic hyponatremia, give the
≥100): SIADH, Renal ... Losses (AKI, Post-AKI ... #differential # ... diagnosis #table ... #sodium #nephrology
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Kidney Injury - AKI ... Diagnosis Baseline ... inflammatory markers • Cardio-renal ... CK-MB, NT-proBNP, cardiac ... #Diagnosis #nephrology
Causes of Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypovolemia, UNa > 20: 
 • Renal losses, Diuretic excess,
Causes of Hyponatremia ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... syndrome, Cirrhosis, Cardiac ... #Causes #nephrology
Differential Diagnosis of Pleuritic Chest Pain:

Categorized by causes: Cardiac, Pulmonary, MSK, Drug/Toxins, Heme/Onc, Renal, Autoimmune

#Diagnosis #Pleuritic
Differential Diagnosis ... of Pleuritic Chest ... Categorized by causes: Cardiac ... , Pulmonary, MSK ... Toxins, Heme/Onc, Renal
Guide to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

What to ask/look for: 
 - HPI, PMH, full ROS
Cl/urea/protein/Cr ... - Renal/bladder ... - 45% - Pre-renal ... #Nephrology #Diagnosis ... Algorithm #Causes #Differential
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury ( AKI ) - Prerenal, Renal, and Postrenal

PRE-RENAL 
Impaired perfusion: 
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Kidney Injury ( AKI ... perfusion: • Cardiac ... /phimosis #Diagnosis ... Postrenal #Failure #Differential ... #Nephrology
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypovolemic - Give volume
Hypervolemic (Edematous) - Look for and treat underlying cause
Hyponatremia - Differential ... Appropriate ADH: Post Op ... Stress, Nausea, Pulmonary ... #Differential # ... #diagnosis #nephrology