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Hypernatremia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Diabetes Insipidus Workup

Step #1 - Consider the history
Step #2 - Assess
Diagnosis Algorithm ... - Diabetes Insipidus ... Workup Step ... history Step #2 ... #Sodium #nephrology
Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis Workup Algorithm

1) Check Urine Osmolality:
 > 600 mOsm/kg - Implies extrarenal mechanism
Workup Algorithm ... renal mechanism 2) ... Euvolemic: Diabetes insipidus ... #Workup #Algorithm ... #nephrology #sodium
Hypernatremia Diagnosis and Workup

Step 1 . Repeat the sodium concentration.
Step 2.  Check plasma osmolality.
NORMAL PLASMA
Hypernatremia Diagnosis ... and Workup Step ... Step 2. ... #Diagnosis #Workup ... #Algorithm #Nephrology
Simplified Approach to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
1) IS THIS AN EMERGENCY? 
Is there a dialysis indication
e.g AEIOU ) or anuria ... require urgent nephrology ... 2) HISTORY/PHYSICAL ... KidneyInjury #simplified #workup ... #diagnosis #nephrology
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
arthropathy • Insidious ... malignancy Pathophysiology ... and Workup: • ... 2 adenoma mass effect ... Endocrinology #Treatment #Pathophysiology
Primary Polydipsia
Definition: Excessive volitional water intake
Epidemiology:
 • 6-20% of patients with psychiatric disorders - Most commonly
• Symptomatic hyponatremia ... occurs in only 2- ... : Diabetes Insipidus ... intoxication Initial Workup ... #management #nephrology
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
Prevalence: 1-2 ... 20-50, Females 2- ... and pernicious anemia ... Person Syndrome Pathophysiology ... antibody that works
Anemia of Hospitalization - Pathophysiology

Why does the Hgb/Hct drop in the first two days during hospitalization?

Interestingly,
- Pathophysiology ... bedrest’s negative effects ... phlebotomy/ blood work ... Hct in the first 2 ... #differential #diagnosis