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Pathophysiology of the Renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) and inhibitors

#Pathophysiology #Pharmacology #RAAS #Renin #Angiotensin #Aldosterone #System #ACEInhibitors
Pathophysiology ... of the Renin-angiotensin-aldosterone ... #Pharmacology # ... #Aldosterone #System ... #ACEInhibitors
Drugs that Impair Renal Potassium Excretion 

Decreased ENaC channel function: Amiloride, Triamterene, Pentamidine
Decreased Aldosterone Synthesis: Heparin,
Pentamidine Decreased Aldosterone ... ARBs Decreased Renin ... , K-ATPase and Aldosterone ... #Hyperkalemia #Pathophysiology ... #Pharmacology #
Mechanisms of Drug-Induced Hyperkalemia 
 • Direct renin inhibitor (Aliskiren)
 • Renin release inhibition (NSAIDs, Beta-Blockers)
Aliskiren) • Renin ... • Synthesis of aldosterone ... Trimethoprim) • Aldosterone ... differential #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #pharmacology #
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: Pathogenesis and Medications
Aging
 -> Increased Testosterone -> Testosterone metabolized into DHT by type
Benign Prostatic ... inflammation #BPH ... #Benign #Prostatic ... Hyperplasia #Prostate #Pathophysiology ... #Medications #Pharmacology
Benzodiazepine (BZD) withdrawal: clinical findings and complications

 • Activation of ACC and OFC -> Feelings of
Asthma. or sense of being ... Activity -> Incr BP ... BZD #withdrawal #pharmacology ... #pathophysiology