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Reduced DOAC Dosing for Atrial Fibrillation 

#DOAC #Reduced #Dosing #Reduction #Dose #Anticoagulation #Pharmacology #AFib #Renal #CKD
Reduced DOAC Dosing ... DOAC #Reduced #Dosing ... #Reduction #Dose ... Anticoagulation #Pharmacology ... #AFib #Renal #CKD
Algorithm for Metformin Prescribing and Dosing in CKD
Dose Initiation - Immediate release:
 • Initial 500 mg
Algorithm for Metformin ... Prescribing and Dosing ... in CKD Dose Initiation ... #Prescribing #Dosing ... #CKD #pharmacology
Stress Dose Steroids - Indications and Dosing

SUPPRESSED HPA AXIS:
 prednisone >20mg/day x 3 weeks or more
Stress Dose Steroids ... Indications and Dosing ... #Indications #Dosing ... #Endocrinology ... Diagnosis #Management #Pharmacology
Phosphate binders - quick reference chart of maximum daily dose. Most patients with CKD will require
maximum daily dose ... patients with CKD ... Generally, the initial dose ... Purposes Only* #CKD ... #Dosing #Pharmacology
DPP4 Inhibitors - Normal and Renal Dosing

Increase Incretins (GLP-I & GIP) -> Stimulates Insulin, Inhibits Glucagon
Normal and Renal Dosing ... on the highest dose ... Inhibitors #Renal #Dosing ... #Pharmacology # ... Diabetes #DM2 #Endocrinology
A practical guide to starting levothyroxine therapy
Calculate full replacement dose: 1.6 mcg/kg/day
Young, otherwise healthy patient:
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full replacement dose ... patient OR known CAD ... /4 anticipated dose ... starting #management #endocrinology ... #pharmacology #
Estimating the Total Daily Dose (TDD) of Insulin: Weight-Based Dosing
TDD in units of insulin = N
the Total Daily Dose ... : Weight-Based Dosing ... (stage IV or V CKD ... Weight #Based #pharmacology ... #endocrinology
Metformin in Diabetic Kidney Disease
Immediate release:
 • Initial 500 mg or 850 mg once daily
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until maximum dose ... Initiate at half the dose ... #Metformin #CKD ... #pharmacology # ... algorithm #management
Rybelsus (oral semaglutide) - First Oral GLP-1 Agonist
Dosing:
3 mg daily x 30 days, then 7 mg
GLP-1 Agonist Dosing ... mg maintenance dose ... oral route by using ... semaglutide #Diabetes #Pharmacology ... #Endocrinology
Tuberculosis Dosing Recommendations for Adult Patients With Reduced Renal Function (CKD)
Isoniazid 300 mg once daily, or
Tuberculosis Dosing ... Renal Function (CKD ... daily, or 500 mg/dose ... #Tuberculosis #Dosing ... #CKD #pharmacology