Hyponatremia EXPLAINED with Animation

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Part of our series on hyponatraemia/hyponatremia - where we tackle the causes of low sodium using a systematic approach. This video series is best watched from the start. • Hyponatramia EXPLAINED: • Hyponatremia EXPLAINED with Animation • Pseudohyponatraemia: • Pseudohyponatraemia (Hyponatraemia) • True Hyponatraemia: • True Hyponatraemia (Hyponatraemia) • Primary Polydipsia: • Primary Polydipsia (Hyponatraemia) • Urine Osmolality vs Serum Osmolality: • Urine Osmolality vs Serum Osmolality ... • Adrenal Insufficiency: • Adrenal Insufficiency (Hyponatraemia) • Fluid Assessment: • Fluid Assessment (Hyponatraemia) • Hypovolaemia: • Hypovolaemia (Hyponatraemia) • Oedematous Conditions: • Oedematous Conditions (Hyponatraemia) • SIADH: • SIADH EXPLAINED (Hyponatraemia) • You only need five pieces of information to make a diagnosis! They are: • 1. Serum sodium • 2. Serum osmolality • 3. Urine osmolality • 4. Urine sodium • 5. An assessment of the patient's fluid balance • Causes include: • Pseudohyponatraemia • Primary polydipsia • Adrenal insufficiency • Hypovolaemia • Oedematous States • SIADH • And take it from there! Hope you enjoy these videos - leave us some feedback and tell us what you'd like to see us cover next! • REFERENCES: • 1. Kearney T, Giritharan S, Kumar M. 2014. Endocrinology. In: Kalra, PA. Essential Revision Notes for MRCP (Fourth Edition). PasTest. pp 121 - 123 • 2. Longmore M, Wilkinson IB, Davidson EH Foulkes A, Mafi AR. 2010. Clinical chemistry. In: Oxford Handbook of Clinical Medicine (Eight Edition). Oxford Press. pp 676 - 708 • 3. Ballinger A. 2012. Endocrine disease. In: Essentials of Kumar Clark's Clinical Medicine (Fifth Edition). Saunders Elsevier. pp 607-667 • MUSIC: • George Street Shuffle • Hep Cats • Pamgaea • All courtesy of Kevin Mcleod at Incompetech.com

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