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Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
Regulating Renal ... disequilibrium syndrome • Diagnosis ... Tolvaptan) • Treatment ... #Pharmacology # ... Medications #Table
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis and Management Summary

Trauma:
 • Immobilization, Crush iniury, Compartment syndrome, Electrical injury
Exertional:
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... Statins), ETOH Infection ... Treatment: 1 ... per day until stable ... Loop diuretics for
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
- Differential Diagnosis ... Statins - ETOH - Infection ... Dermatomyositis Clinical ... nephrotoxicity to kidney ... Loop diuretics for
Vancomycin Associated Acute Kidney Injury

 • Drug induced acute kidney injury is generally defined as a
Injury • Drug ... particularly underlying renal ... • Treatment includes ... Vancomycin #AKI #pharmacology ... #toxicology #diagnosis
Types of Renal Calculi

Calcium oxalate
 - Interstitial apatite plaque, Low urine volume, Increased urinary calcium excretion,
amino acids in kidney ... and Mycoplasma infections ... - Antiviral treatment ... virus or HIV/AIDS, diuretics ... #differential #diagnosis
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis ... , rhabdo/crush injury ... Elimination (see Table ... definitive guide to diagnosis ... #Hyperkalemia #Diagnosis
Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure (ACLF) Clinical Guidelines

ACLF = possibly reversible condition in those with CLD (± cirrhosis)
Failure (ACLF) Clinical ... months without treatment ... Circulation Failure Kidney ... Coagulation Failure Infections ... Drug-Induced Liver Injury
Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Primary Back Pathology:
 • Musculoligamentous injury (a.k.a. lumbosacral strain)
 • Spondylosis (i.e.
- Differential Diagnosis ... Musculoligamentous injury ... Manifestations: • Infection ... collection • Kidney ... #primarycare #table
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
& Dry) is the treatment ... forward flow to the kidneys ... excreted using diuretics ... #table #foamed ... #pharmacology
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
and Differential Diagnosis ... classes, including a diuretic ... disturbance, or acute kidney ... injury). 6. ... 109 mm Hg) with clinical