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Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis - Impaired Excretion vs Redistribution

Impaired Urinary Excretion 
 - Renal failure
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Hyperkalemia - Differential ... Rhabdomyolysis Medications ... - Exercise - Hyperkalemic ... DrEricStrong #Hyperkalemia ... Differential #Diagnosis #Table
Pain Assessment and Management Initiative (PAMI) - Neuropathic Pain Medications:

Agent, Initiation Dose and Max Dosages

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Neuropathic Pain Medications ... Agent, Initiation Dose ... #Neuropathic #Medications ... #Doses #Dosing ... #Table #PAMI
Oral anti-hypertensives with relative fast onset of action (Hypertensive Emergency)

The key concern with oral antihypertensive agents
important to allow one dose ... of medication to ... you escalate the dose ... up-titration of oral doses ... #Pharmacology #Table
Compelling and Possible Contraindications to Antihypertensive Drugs
Diuretics (thiazides)
 - Gout
 - Metabolic syndrome, Glucose intolerance, Pregnancy,
, Hypokalemia, Erectile ... higher risk of hyperkalemia ... failure - Co-medication ... antihypertensive #medications ... contraindications #table
Potassium-Binding Agents to Treat Hyperkalemia
Sodium zirconium cyclosilicate (Lokelma):
 • Mechanism: Preferentially captures K in exchange for
10 g QD (adjust dose ... Usual maintenance dose ... g QD; increase dose ... #medications #pharmacology ... #table #comparison
Pain Assessment and Management Initiative (PAMI) - Transdermal Medications

#Management #Pain #Pharmacology #Transdermal #Topical #Medications #Doses #Dosing
- Transdermal Medications ... Transdermal #Topical #Medications ... #Doses #Dosing ... #Table #PAMI
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
/ IBD Renal Loses ... - Medications ... abnormalities - Hypercalcemia ... - Hypokalemia ... Low #Magnesium #Table
Pain Assessment and Management Initiative (PAMI) - Non-Opioid Analgesics - Agents and Dosing

#Management #Pain #Pharmacology #NonOpioid
NonOpioid #Analgesics #Medications ... #Doses #Dosing ... #Table #PAMI
Pain Assessment and Management Initiative (PAMI) - Muscle Relaxants - Agents and Dosing

#Management #Pain #Pharmacology #Muscle
Relaxers #Relaxants #Medications ... #Doses #Dosing ... #Table #PAMI
Pain Assessment and Management Initiative (PAMI) - Nerve Blocks - Nerve Distribution, Agents and Dosing Table
Agents and Dosing Table ... Nerve #Blocks #Medications ... #Doses #Dosing ... #Table #PAMI