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Hypernatremia Management Algorithm
Acute vs Chronic
Calculate Losses
 • Current water Deficit
 • Ongoing Free water Losses
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Hypernatremia Management ... Losses • Current water ... • Ongoing Free water ... Ongoing Urinary Water ... Hypernatremia #Management
Aeromonas spp - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Aeromonas spp: Gram-negative Rods, oxidase positive and glucose fermenter.
Virulence: Toxin
Diagnosis and Management ... Sources: Fresh water ... , surface water ... , polluted waters ... Aeromonas #Diagnosis #Management
Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis and Treatment
Hypernatremia is almost always due to unreplaced water loss (free water
to unreplaced water ... loss (free water ... a clue). 1) ↓ Water ... • Free water ... Diagnosis #Treatment #management
Hypernatremia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Diabetes Insipidus Workup

Step #1 - Consider the history
Step #2 - Assess
#3 - Perform a water ... Hypernatremia #Management
SIADH Treatment Options
1. Treat underlying cause of SIADH: Pain, Primary lung pathology, Post-operative phenomenon, Medications, Basically
Free water restriction ... • All food has water ... Electrolyte Free Water ... Induces osmotic water ... SatyaPatelMD #SIADH #Management
Pharmacologic Management of Constipation 
Fiber Laxatives
 - Bran powder
 - Psyllium
 - Methylcellulose
 - Calcium polycarbophil
Pharmacologic Management ... Enemas - Tap water ... Pharmacologic #Management
Cyclosporiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Pathogen: 
 • Cyclospora cayetanensis
 • Foodborne, waterbone, and soil-transmitted.
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Diagnosis and Management ... • Contaminated water ... Abdominal cramping, Watery ... cayetanensis #diagnosis #management
Management of SIADH
Treat underlying cause:
 • Causes can include pain, primary lung pathology, post-operative phenomenon, medications,
Management of SIADH ... Free water restriction ... Induces osmotic water ... SatyaPatelMD #SIADH #Management
Approaching a Difficult Colonoscopy - Scoping Summary
Risk factors for failed C-scope:
 • Incr Age
 • Female
manual pressure Water ... colonoscopy: • Water ... exchange C-scope • Water ... Endoscopy #diagnosis #management
Lateral Water Bath aka the Cotton-Prats Water bath technique for POCUS Ultrasound
Invented with Dr. Jennifer Cotton
Lateral Water Bath ... the Cotton-Prats Water ... hand #ultrasound #management