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Cerebral Salt Wasting vs SIADH - Pathophysiology 
1) Neurological event
2) Sodium loss from tubules
3) Naturiesis →
Salt Wasting vs SIADH ... - Pathophysiology ... Hypovolaemia → ADH → water ... #Pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #nephrology
SIADH Treatment Options
1. Treat underlying cause of SIADH: Pain, Primary lung pathology, Post-operative phenomenon, Medications, Basically
SIADH Treatment ... underlying cause of SIADH ... NS • Give 250 cc ... SatyaPatelMD #SIADH ... #hyponatremia #nephrology
Pathophysiology of The Nephron - Electrolyte and Water Exchange

The nephron — electrolyte and water exchange. 
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Pathophysiology ... Electrolyte and Water ... electrolyte and water ... #Pathophysiology ... #Nephrology #Nephron
Hyponatremia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Utilizing Uric Acid 
ADH promotes Urea/uric acid excretion along with water
excretion along with water ... Low Uric Acid → SIADH ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #nephrology
Nephron Physiology
 - Proximal Convoluted Tubule
 - Thick Ascending Limb
 - Distal Convoluted Tubule
 - Ion
Collecting Tubule - Water ... Tubule #Nephron #Pathophysiology ... #Nephrology #Renal
Urine Specific Gravity - Interpretation
Specific Gravity = Density of urine / Density of water
SG close to
urine / Density of water ... Dehydration • SIADH ... #differential #nephrology
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 ... #hyponatremia #nephrology
Complications of CKD
 - Patients with stages 1-3 ([GFR] >30 mL/min) of CKD are generally asymptomatic;
asymptomatic; water ... #Pathophysiology ... #Nephrology #CKD
Physiologic Approach to Hypotonic Hyponatremia
The next time you have a case of hypotonic hyponatremia, give the
restriction alone in SIADH ... Present (Uosm ≥100): SIADH ... Excessive Free water ... table #sodium #nephrology
Echinostomiasis - Echinostoma Life Cycle
1) Unembroynated eggs passed in feces
2) Embryonated eggs in water
3) Miracidia hatch
Embryonated eggs in water ... LifeCycle #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... infectiousdiseases #cdc