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Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis and Treatment
Hypernatremia is almost always due to unreplaced water loss (free water
Hypernatremia - Differential ... Diagnosis and Treatment ... The differential ... Diagnosis is primarily ... , Dehydration: neurologic
Causes of Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypernatremia - Excess free water loss, Serum Sodium >145 mmol/L
High
Hypernatremia - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Hypernatremia #Nephrology ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis
Inadequate water intake:
 • Lack of access to water
Extrarenal hypotonic fluid
Hypernatremia - Differential ... Diagnosis Inadequate ... water intake: ... Lack of access to water ... #nephrology #sodium
Polyuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Urine Output > 3L /day
Water Diuresis (Urine Osm <100 mOsm/kg)
 • Primary
Polyuria - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Output > 3L /day Water ... 200 mOsm/kg) • Water ... #causes #nephrology
Hyponatremia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Utilizing Uric Acid 
ADH promotes Urea/uric acid excretion along with water
Hyponatremia Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... excretion along with water ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #nephrology #sodium
Water Deprivation Test - Differential Diagnosis of Diabetes Insipidus (DI)
Concept of WDT: endogenous vasopressin secretion is
Water Deprivation ... Test - Differential ... Diagnosis of Diabetes ... Insipidus #DI #Water ... #Diagnosis #algorithm
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
Hypernatremia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Diabetes Insipidus Workup

Step #1 - Consider the history
Step #2 - Assess
Hypernatremia Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... #3 - Perform a water ... Algorithm #Sodium #nephrology
Causes of Polyuria - Differential Diagnosis
Excess Intake of Water:
 • Primary polydipsia (a.k.a. "psychogenic polydipsia")
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of Polyuria - Differential ... Diagnosis Excess ... Intake of Water ... Reabsorption of Water ... #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