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Medications causing Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration: Diuretics
 • Altered intrarenal autoregulation: ACEIs / ARBs,
Medications causing ... Acute Kidney Injury ... , tenofovir • AIN ... effects (e.g. antihistamines ... #pharmacology #differential
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Pre-Renal:
 • Hypovolemia, Cardiorenal, Distributive Shock, HRS, Hypercalcemia, Renal
Acute Kidney Injury ... (AKI) - Differential ... Pigment, Protein) • AIN ... SCVMCMed #AKI #Acute ... Kidney #Injury #Differential
Medications that Can Cause False Positives on Drug Tests

Urine drug screens (UDSs) are simple to use,
Medications that ... Nonprescription nasal Antihistamine ... efavirenz (Sustiva) • Pain ... Over-the-counter antihistamines ... #drug #tests #differential
Right Upper Quadrant Pain
Liver:
 - Infectious: Acute viral hepatitis, Liver abscess
 - Non-infectious: hepatitis (Alcohol, Medications),
Upper Quadrant Pain ... - Infectious: Acute ... hepatitis (Alcohol, Medications ... abscess #RUQ #Pain ... #differential #
Mydriasis and Miosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Causes of Mydriasis:
Dilated pupils (mydriasis) more than 7mm
 • Unilateral
Mydriasis and Miosis - Differential ... herniation (Comatose), Acute ... Antipsychotic medications ... inhibitors, Atropine, Antihistamines ... Mydriasis #Miosis #differential
Potassium-Binding Agents to Treat Hyperkalemia
Sodium zirconium cyclosilicate (Lokelma):
 • Mechanism: Preferentially captures K in exchange for
Potassium-Binding ... and sodium • Dosing ... of aspiration #Potassium ... #Hyperkalemia #medications ... pharmacology #table #comparison
Management of Pediatric Kidney Stones
Acute Managment:
 • Pain relief: NSAIDs, opioids
 • Facilitating passage of stone:
Kidney Stones Acute ... Managment: • Pain ... retrieve stone using ... Surgical Rx: • ACUTE ... persistent severe pain
Features That Differentiate Acute Pericarditis from Myocardial Ischemia or Infarction and Pulmonary Embolism

In contrast to the
Features That Differentiate ... Acute Pericarditis ... from acute pericarditis ... it difficult to differentiate ... #Presentation #comparison
Creatine Kinase - Causes of Elevated CK Levels
Acute CK Elevation (Pain > Weakness):
 • RHABDOMYOLYSIS
Elevated CK Levels Acute ... CK Elevation (Pain ... alcohol - Medications ... Causes (Weakness > Pain ... #Elevated #CK #differential
Low Back Pain (Lumbago) - Common Differential Diagnosis and Patterns

Mechanical Low Back Pain:
Aching pain in the
) - Common Differential ... Usually acute (< ... coughing, straining during ... BackPain #Lumbago #Differential ... Patterns #Features #Comparison