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Therapeutic Indications for the Anticonvulsant Agents

#Anticonvulsant #Antiseizure #Medications #Pharmacology #Table #Neurology #Epilepsy #Management
#Medications #Pharmacology ... #Table #Neurology
Peripheral Neuropathy - Diagnostic Schema and Differential Diagnosis

Hereditary
Common Causes
Rapid Onset
Subacute/Chronic Onset
 - Multifocal
 - Focal
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Peripheral Neuropathy ... #Peripheral #Neuropathy ... Algorithm #Causes #neurology
Key Characteristics of Old and New Potassium-Binding Agents

- Dr. Edgar V. Lerma https://twitter.com/edgarvlermamd

#Potassium #Binding #KBinders #Kayexelate
Kayexelate #Comparison #Table ... #Pharmacology # ... #HyperKalemia #Nephrology
Peripheral Nervous System Disorders

1 Anterior Horn Cell
2 Spinal Roots and Nerves 
3 Peripheral Nerve—Mono-neuropathy  
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Peripheral Nerve—Mono-neuropathy ... Lesions #Nerve #Neuropathy ... #Neurology #Localization
Algorithm showing a stepwise approach to the assessment and investigation of a possible neuropathy. CIDP, chronic
of a possible neuropathy ... HNPP, hereditary neuropathy ... #Diagnosis #Neurology ... #Neuropathy #Peripheral
Conversion - Epoetin alfa (Procrit®) to Darbepoetin alfa (Aranesp™)

#Epoetin #Darbepoetin #Erythropoietin #Conversion #Table #ESAs #Procrit #Aranesp
Erythropoietin #Conversion #Table ... Procrit #Aranesp #Pharmacology ... #Hematology #Nephrology
Diabetic Nephropathy - Timeline of Important Trials

Dr. Lovy Gaur https://twitter.com/drlovygaur

#Diabetic #Nephropathy #EBM #VisualAbstract #Trials #Nephrology #Timeline
Diabetic Nephropathy ... #Diabetic #Nephropathy ... VisualAbstract #Trials #Nephrology
Pain Assessment and Management Initiative (PAMI) - Neuropathic Pain Medications:

Agent, Initiation Dose and Max Dosages

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Initiative (PAMI) - Neuropathic ... Management #Pain #Pharmacology ... #Neuropathic #Medications ... Doses #Dosing #Table
Mechanisms of Pain
Mixed - Nociceptive/Neuropathic
Nociceptive - Tissue Damage
 - Visceral - (From organ/cavity lining) Poorly localized,
- Nociceptive/Neuropathic ... longer duration Neuropathic ... Neuroma • Neuropathy ... Pain #Mechanisms #Neurology
Hyperkalemia: Diagnostic algorithm
Decreased renal potassium excretion
 • Acute renal failure
 • Chronic renal failure
 • Drugs
Increased
Drugs • Diabetic Nephropathy ... • Obstructive uropathy ... • Sickle-cell nephropathy ... Diagnosis #algorithm #nephrology