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Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis and Treatment
Hypernatremia is almost always due to unreplaced water loss (free water
to unreplaced water ... loss (free water ... , Dehydration: neurologic ... disease, water ... Treatment #management #nephrology
Hypothalamus Anatomy and Hypothalamic Nuclei
 • Anterior hypothalamic nucleus - Body temperature, thermal regulation (heat dissipation),
Paraventricular nucleus - Water ... hypothalamic area - Water ... Supraoptic nucleus - Water ... Anatomy #Nuclei #neurology
Intracranial Hemorrhage (ICH) and Increased Intracranial Pressure (ICP) - Pathophysiology
ICH Management:
1. Manage Blood Pressure
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osmolarity of blood = water ... Pathophysiology #neurology
Causes of Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypernatremia - Excess free water loss, Serum Sodium >145 mmol/L
High
- Excess free water ... Decreased intake of water ... • No access to water ... GI loss • Watery ... Hypernatremia #Nephrology
Hypernatremia Management Algorithm
Acute vs Chronic
Calculate Losses
 • Current water Deficit
 • Ongoing Free water Losses
 •
Losses • Current water ... • Ongoing Free water ... Ongoing Urinary Water ... Algorithm #treatment #nephrology
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
Intern Pocket Cards - Inpatient Bowel Regimen Guide
Osmotic agents (draws water into bowel, thereby loosening stool
agents (draws water ... Magnesium citrate - Watery ... absorbs excess water ... distension: • Tap water
Causes of Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis
Inadequate water intake:
 • Lack of access to water
Extrarenal hypotonic fluid
Diagnosis Inadequate water ... Lack of access to water ... Diagnosis #Causes #nephrology
Nephron Physiology
 - Proximal Convoluted Tubule
 - Thick Ascending Limb
 - Distal Convoluted Tubule
 - Ion
Collecting Tubule - Water ... Pathophysiology #Nephrology
Polyuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Urine Output > 3L /day
Water Diuresis (Urine Osm <100 mOsm/kg)
 • Primary
Output > 3L /day Water ... 200 mOsm/kg) • Water ... Algorithm #causes #nephrology