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Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
Causes of Secondary Hypertension ... ultrasound, Tests ... Duplex Doppler ultrasound ... #Secondary #Hypertension ... Causes #Screening #Workup
Effects of Prostaglandins and NSAIDs on the Kidney
Effects of Prostaglandins on the Kidney:
 • The vasodilatory
importance in renal ... perfusion, the ... hormones that act ... to improve the perfusion ... #nephrology #pharmacology
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
Agents Regulating Renal ... Inhibitors of Na+K+2Cl ... Inhibitors of Renal ... Excretion #Diuresis #Nephrology ... #Pharmacology #
Gitelman Syndrome - Diagnosis and Workup
Blood Work:
 - Hypokalemia
 - Hypomagnesemia
 - Metabolic Alkalosis
 - Elevated
Diagnosis and Workup ... Blood Work: - ... Fractional excretion of Cl ... Ultrasound - No ... #nephrology
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
(AG) = {Na - (Cl ... - Diarrhea - Renal ... - Rapid saline infusion ... Diagnosis #Summary #Nephrology ... #ABG #bloodgas
Intraoperative Hypertension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Hypertension is most commonly due to inappropriate depth of
Intraoperative Hypertension ... reservoir bag and APL ... rate, rhythm, perfusion ... drug interaction, renal ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
The crusade against “Ab”Normal Saline continues.  This is a non-physiologic fluid that can harm our
ECF and ICF both work ... which reduces renal ... blood flow and perfusion ... showing reduced renal ... diagnosis #treatment #pharmacology
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
diuretics, Saline infusion ... reabsorption) Workup ... 15 suggests ↓ renal ... Ca-gluconate or 1g CaCl ... Treatment #potassium #nephrology