Hyponatremia EXPLAINED with Animation

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 (Hypo...   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