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Causes of Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypernatremia - Excess free water loss, Serum Sodium >145 mmol/L
High
Causes of Hypernatremia ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Hypernatremia #Nephrology ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis
Inadequate water intake:
 • Lack of access to water
Extrarenal hypotonic fluid
Causes of Hypernatremia ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Inadequate water ... Lack of access to water ... #Causes #nephrology
Polyuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Urine Output > 3L /day
Water Diuresis (Urine Osm <100 mOsm/kg)
 • Primary
- Differential Diagnosis ... Output > 3L /day Water ... 200 mOsm/kg) • Water ... #Algorithm #causes ... #nephrology
Causes of Polyuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polyuria - Urine Output > 3L/day, Increased Urine Volume (>2ml/min)
Osmotic
Causes of Polyuria ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Urine Following Water ... Urine Following Water ... #Polyuria #Nephrology
Causes of Polyuria - Differential Diagnosis
Excess Intake of Water:
 • Primary polydipsia (a.k.a. "psychogenic polydipsia")
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Causes of Polyuria ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Excess Intake of Water ... Reabsorption of Water ... #Causes #nephrology
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis and Treatment
Hyponatremia is usually caused by the inability to excrete water normally.
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis ... Hyponatremia is usually caused ... inability to excrete water ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Treatment #management #nephrology
Hypernatremia Management Algorithm
Acute vs Chronic
Calculate Losses
 • Current water Deficit
 • Ongoing Free water Losses
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Losses • Current water ... • Ongoing Free water ... Ongoing Urinary Water ... Algorithm #treatment #nephrology
Hypothalamus Anatomy and Hypothalamic Nuclei
 • Anterior hypothalamic nucleus - Body temperature, thermal regulation (heat dissipation),
Paraventricular nucleus - Water ... oxytocin, destruction causes ... hypothalamic area - Water ... regulation, destruction causes ... Anatomy #Nuclei #neurology
Pathophysiology of The Nephron - Electrolyte and Water Exchange

The nephron — electrolyte and water exchange. 
180
Electrolyte and Water ... electrolyte and water ... exchange. 180 L of water ... approximately I L of water ... Pathophysiology #Nephrology
Diagnosis and Management of Hypernatremia

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

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