Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 β€’ Renal parenchymal disease
Hypertension - Differential ... and Screening Testing ... Oral sodium loading ... β€’ Hyperthyroidism ... Screening #Workup #table
Hyponatremia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Utilizing Uric Acid 
ADH promotes Urea/uric acid excretion along with water
Hyponatremia Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Urine Osmolarity 3) ... Urine Sodium 4) ... Acid β†’ renal salt wasting
Hypernatremia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Diabetes Insipidus Workup

Step #1 - Consider the history
Step #2 - Assess
Hypernatremia Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Uglucose Step #3 ... & desmopressin test ... #Sodium #nephrology
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis by Mechanism
Decr Blood Pressure (β€œDecr Effective Circulating Volume”) 
 - Volume depletion
Hyponatremia - Differential ... Cerebral salt wasting ... Endocrinopathies - Hypothyroidism ... #Diagnosis #Table ... #Causes #Sodium
Physiologic Approach to Hypotonic Hyponatremia
The next time you have a case of hypotonic hyponatremia, give the
normal volume-based algorithm ... or low Uosm), Hypothyroidism ... Cerebral Salt Wasting ... #Hyponatremia #differential ... #diagnosis #table
Diarrhea Workup and Management Algorithm in Transplant Patients
First Tier Microbiologic-Testing:
1. C. difficile PCR (Stool)
2. CMV qPCR
and Management Algorithm ... (Serum/Blood) 3. ... Breath test for ... Workup #Management #Algorithm ... Transplant #diagnosis #differential
Diagnosis Adrenal Insufficiency - Algorithm

Step 1) Screening Test: 6-8AM Cortisol Level
 - Early morning cortisol levels
Insufficiency - Algorithm ... Step 1) Screening Test ... require Cosyntropin testing ... Step 3) Differentiate ... Insufficiency #Algorithm
A lazy man's classification of hyponatremia
There are two possible approaches to the diagnosis of hyponatremia: .
essentially the same tests ... osmolality and urinary sodium ... cerebral salt wasting ... #Hyponatremia #Algorithm ... #Differential #
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis and Treatment
Hyponatremia is usually caused by the inability to excrete water normally.
Then, ask 3 questions ... approach to the differential ... up to 3x in the setting ... #Hyponatremia #Differential ... management #nephrology #sodium