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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 ... • Ongoing Free water ... Hypernatremia #Management ... #Algorithm #treatment ... #nephrology
Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis and Treatment
Hypernatremia is almost always due to unreplaced water loss (free water
Diagnosis and Treatment ... , Dehydration: neurologic ... isotonic saline Treatment ... : Treatment of ... #management #nephrology
Tularemia - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Francisella tularensis - Aerobic fastidious gram-negative Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection
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Diagnosis and Management ... eye; unilateral symptoms ... contaminated food/water ... Culture & GS, PCR Treatment ... #treatment #infectiousdiseases
Hyponatremia with Severe Symptoms - Management Algorithm with Hypertonic Saline
The goal of acute management is to
Hyponatremia with Severe Symptoms ... - Management Algorithm ... 5 or stop the symptoms ... #Algorithm #treatment ... Hypertonic #Saline #nephrology
SIADH Treatment Options
1. Treat underlying cause of SIADH: Pain, Primary lung pathology, Post-operative phenomenon, Medications, Basically
SIADH Treatment ... • All food has water ... SatyaPatelMD #SIADH #Management ... #hyponatremia #nephrology ... #treatment
Hyponatremia Correction
1. Indications for Hypertonic Saline: seizure, coma, focal findings
   - typically occurs with
100-110 - Symptoms ... 5% Dextrose in water ... Correction #goal #rate #management ... #nephrology
Intracranial Hemorrhage (ICH) and Increased Intracranial Pressure (ICP) - Pathophysiology
ICH Management:
1. Manage Blood Pressure
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ICH Management ... lidocaine, +/- pre-treatment ... osmolarity of blood = water ... #neurology #neurosurgery ... #management
Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 • Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
Leukostasis: • Pathophysiology ... Dehydration • Symptoms ... changes, stroke symptoms ... Lysis Syndrome: • Pathophysiology ... TLS #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 ... #hyponatremia #nephrology ... #treatment
Candidemia Workup and Management - IDSA Guidelines
1) Antibiotics
 • Empiric: Echinocandins (e.g. micafungin) for most patients
Candidemia Workup and Management ... Complications • Ocular ... week to assess ocular ... workup dictated by symptoms ... #candidiasis #treatment