Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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True Hyponatremia Differential Algorithm

Instead (or in addition) of volume status examination, check urine sodium and serum
True Hyponatremia Differential ... sodium low, uric ... and uric acid low ... #Hyponatremia #Differential ... Algorithm #Diagnosis #Nephrology
Hyponatremia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Utilizing Uric Acid 
ADH promotes Urea/uric acid excretion along with water
Hyponatremia Differential ... Osmolarity 2) Urine ... Osmolarity 3) Urine ... Uric Acid - Low ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #nephrology
Algorithm for patients with hypokalemia on the basis of the potassium-to-creatinine ratio in the urine
Urine K+
EABV, Low Plasma ... β€’ Distal RTA Low-normal ... Plasma HCO3- β€’ Low ... #potassium #differential ... algorithm #diagnosis #nephrology
Differential diagnosis for toxic/metabolic encephalopathies - Patterns on Brain Imaging

Cynthia Czawlytko, MD @drcyncity

#Differential #diagnosis #encephalopathies #encephalopathy
Differential diagnosis ... MD @drcyncity #Differential ... patterns #MRI #Neurology ... pathology #diseases #radiology
Approach to Hypomagnesemia 

Fractional excretion of magnesium = (urine magnesium x serum creatinine)/ [0.7 (serum magnesium
of magnesium = (urine ... serum magnesium x urine ... Hypomagnesemia #algorithm #differential ... diagnosis #causes #nephrology ... #magnesium #low
Distal Renal Tubular Acidosis (RTA)  Type 1 

Totally scuppers the kidney's acidification mechanism. Will be
diagnosis with direct urine ... Failure to acidify urine ... Distal #Diagnosis #Management ... #Nephrology #Causes ... #Differential #
Multiple masses
The differential diagnostic list of multiple masses is very long.
The most important diagnoses are listed
Multiple masses The differential ... is difficult to differentiate ... #Management #Radiology ... Multiple #Massess #Differential
Decompensated Heart Failure Management Strategies

Wet (volume overloaded) vs Dry (euvolemic) and Cold (low cardiac output) vs
Heart Failure Management ... euvolemic) and Cold (low ... #HeartFailure #management ... #CHF #cardiology
Workup for Hypophosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Rule out spurious hypophosphatemia: paraproteinemia, acute leukemia
Measure Urine Fractional Excretion
Hypophosphatemia - Differential ... leukemia Measure Urine ... β€’ Normal or Low ... - Normal or Low ... Workup #phosphate #nephrology
Causes of Polyuria - Differential Diagnosis
Excess Intake of Water:
 β€’ Primary polydipsia (a.k.a. "psychogenic polydipsia")
 β€’
of Polyuria - Differential ... β€’ Central Dl (Low ... Polyuria Mimics (↑ urine ... frequency without ↑ urine ... Diagnosis #Causes #nephrology