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Chapter 1

Body water

Learn how to calculate total body water, plus what the different body compartments are and what makes water move between them. This chapter lays the foundations for the course.
4 lessons
10m 49s
Body water intro
36s
Moles, osmoles, and movement
5m 48s
Where the water is
4m 25s
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Chapter 2

IV fluids

Learn when to use what type of IV fluid. After attending this chapter, you will know the difference between and advantages of dextrose, crystalloids, and plasma expanders.
6 lessons
17m 57s
IV fluids intro
30s
What are IV fluids good for?
3m 29s
Dextrose solutions
3m 6s
Crystalloids
7m 16s
Plasma expanders
3m 36s
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Chapter 3

Diuretics

In this chapter you will learn to optimize your patients’ diuretic regimen, the advantages and disadvantages of each diuretic, what to do if they don’t work, and much more.
7 lessons
24m 37s
Diuretics intro
34s
The philosophy of diuretics
2m 53s
Loop diuretics
6m 42s
Thiazide diuretics
4m 59s
Acetazolamide and the potassium-sparing diuretics
6m 22s
Diuretic resistence
3m 7s
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Chapter 4

Regulation of volume and water

Here, you will learn how the body regulates water and sodium and why tonicity is more important than osmolality. This chapter lays the foundation for the chapters that follow.
4 lessons
10m 36s
Regulation of volume and water intro
33s
RAAS, ADH, and thirst
5m 54s
Osmolality vs. tonicity
4m 9s
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Chapter 5

Hyponatremia

Learn how to find the cause of your patient’s hyponatremia and how to correct it. What’s false hyponatremia? How do you correct for glucose? This chapter answers these questions and many more.
11 lessons
46m 46s
Hyponatremia intro
39s
False hyponatremia
5m 56s
True hyponatremia
2m 50s
Tea and toast syndrome
7m 42s
ADH, volume, and hyponatremia
2m 48s
Euvolemic hyponatremia
5m 36s
Diagnosis and overview
5m 44s
Treatment of asymptomatic hyponatremia part 1
5m 4s
Treatment of asymptomatic hyponatremia part 2
5m 58s
Treatment of acute symptomatic hyponatremia
4m 29s
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Chapter 6

Hypernatremia

Learn to diagnose, cure, and prevent this dangerous problem. After attending these lessons, you will know more about hypernatremia than 95% of your colleagues.
7 lessons
23m 8s
Hypernatremia intro
24s
Defense against increases in osmolality
5m 18s
Why isn't the patient drinking?
2m 16s
Gain of sodium
2m 25s
Treatment of hypernatremia
8m 28s
Polyuria, polydipsia
4m 17s
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Chapter 7

Potassium

Learn how to control and analyze this potentially life-threatening ion like a pro, how potassium is regulated, and what causes its shift into the extracellular space.
5 lessons
14m 27s
Potassium intro
29s
Intracellular cation
2m 16s
Regulation: intake and cellular distribution
4m 38s
Regulation: excretion
7m 4s
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Chapter 8

Hypokalemia

Differentiate between the different causes of hypokalemia, and learn the most effective measures to correct it and what to watch out for.
12 lessons
36m 5s
Hypokalemia intro
25s
Introduction and decreased intake
4m 30s
Intracellular shift
3m 57s
Increased potassium losses
1m 53s
Increased renal losses: secondary hyperaldosteronism
3m 4s
Increased renal losses: vomiting
4m 11s
Increased renal losses: primary hyperaldosteronism
3m 12s
Primary hyperaldosteronism: hyperaldosteronism without the aldosterone
4m 11s
Unreabsorbable anions
2m 49s
Other causes of increased renal potassium loss
2m 50s
Symptoms and treatment
5m 3s
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Chapter 9

Hyperkalemia

This is a life-threatening condition. Learn what therapies work and don’t work with hyperkalemia (that everyone’s using). What are the ECG changes to watch out for?
7 lessons
20m 58s
Hyperkalemia intro
19s
Introduction and increased intake
4m 58s
Extracellular shift
3m 53s
Decreased excretion
3m 46s
Pseudohyperkalemia
4m 1s
Hyperkalemia treatment
4m 1s
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Joel Topf, MD
Board certified nephrologist. Author of several medical textbooks. Social media aficionado.
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