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Feb 2021

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#82 Hyponatremia Diagnostics: 5 Pearls S...

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What does each diagnostic test tell you? How do you interpret urine osmolality, urine sodium, or urine urea? What studies can be used to better assess response to treatment? How can uric acid be utilized as a diagnostic tool? What is the interplay between ADH and UOsm?

Time Stamps:

04:50 General Diagnostic Approach
12:26 Serum Osmolality
19:34 Urine Osmolality
32:09 Urine Sodium
45:23 Uric Acid

Show notes, Transcript and References: https://www.coreimpodcast.com/2021/02/10/5-pearls-on-hyponatremia-episode-1/

ACP CME: https://www.acponline.org/cme-moc/cme/internal-medicine-podcasts/core-im

Tags: urine studies, SIADH, Core IM, IMCore, antidiuretic hormone, hospital medicine, family medicine, nephrology

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