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== | ==Differential Diagnosis== | ||
*Hyper | *Hyper | ||
**[[Hypercalcemia]] | **[[Hypercalcemia]] | ||
Revision as of 06:30, 19 January 2015
Diagnosis
| Ion | Low! | Low | High | High! |
| K | 2.5 | 3.5 | 5.5 | 6.5 |
| Ca | 6.5 | 8.5 | 10.5 | 12.0 |
| Na | 120 | 135 | 150 | (Osm >350) |
| Mg | Clinical | 3.5 | ||
| Phos | 1.0 | 2.8 | 4.5 |
Differential Diagnosis
- Hyper
- Hypo
Treatment
Correct in the following order:
- Volume
- pH
- K, Ca, Mg
- Na, Cl
See Also
Source
- Tintinalli