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Management of Diabetes Mellitus in Patients With CKD

1. Monitor for changes in BP, serum creatinine, &
the dose of an ACEi ... Continue ACEi or ... initiation of treatment ... evidence-based pharmacologic ... #KDIGO #eGFR #Insulin
There are similarities and differences between these 3 conditions which all carry treatment implications. Each mimic
which all carry treatment ... drips unless also diabetic ... and Ketoacid-induced ... #diagnosis #differential ... algorithm #management #treatment
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis ... Medications: K+, ACEi ... transfusions), ↓insulin ... : • Insulin 5- ... vasopressor or HyperK-induced
Pheochromocytoma - Diagnosis and Management Summary
10 percent rule = 10% of pheochromocytomas are extra-adrenal, multiple, bilateral,
sedimentation rate, insulin ... leukocytosis, psychiatric ... similar to stress-induced ... carbohydrate metabolism (insulin ... apparent type 2 diabetes
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
disequilibrium syndrome • Diagnosis ... syndrome • Lithium-induced ... nephrogenic diabetes ... Tolvaptan) • Treatment ... Diuresis #Nephrology #Pharmacology
Scleroderma Like Conditions - Differential Diagnosis
Eosinophilic Fasciitis:
 - Orange peel induration (peau d'orange) of proximal extremities
- Differential Diagnosis ... sparing of hands and facei ... the mainstay of treatment ... gadolinium have reduced ... long-standing diabetes
Causes of Hypokalemia
Transcellular Shifts:
 - Alkalosis, Increased plasma insulin (treatment of diabetic ketoacidosis), ß-Adrenergic agonists, Hypokalemic
Increased plasma insulin ... (treatment of diabetic ... (accidental or induced ... #differential #diagnosis
Medications Contributing to Dysgeusia

Antimicrobial medicines	Macrolides, fluoroquinolones, ampicillin, metronidazole, tetracycline, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, amphotericin B, terbinafine and other antimycotic
Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE ... anti-depressants Psychiatric ... Medications #Dysgeusia #Induced ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Pharmacology