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Drugs that Impair Renal Potassium Excretion 

Decreased ENaC channel function: Amiloride, Triamterene, Pentamidine
Decreased Aldosterone Synthesis: Heparin,
Drugs that Impair Renal ... ARBs Decreased Renin ... #Hyperkalemia #Pathophysiology ... #Pharmacology # ... Impaired #Potassium #Renal
Causes of Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red blood cells on urine microscopy. Must exclude false positives
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Red blood cells ... on urine microscopy ... Hematuria with benign ... with polyangiitis/microscopic
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Acute increase
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... at least 50% Renal ... polyangiitis /microscopic ... Sjögren) Post-Renal ... hydronephrosis on UIS) • Benign
Hypochloremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Cause - Decreased Intake:
 • Low salt in diet
 • Exclusive D5W
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... - Diarrhea • RENAL ... gas transport, renal ... smooth muscle cells ... #Pathophysiology
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: Pathogenesis and Medications
Aging
 -> Increased Testosterone -> Testosterone metabolized into DHT by type
Benign Prostatic ... testicular Leydig cells ... inflammation #BPH #Benign ... Hyperplasia #Prostate #Pathophysiology ... #Medications #Pharmacology
Macula Densa Pathway - Physiological Pathways, Feedback Loops, and Pharmacological Regulation of the Renin-Angiotensin-System

#MaculaDensa #Pathophysiology #Nephrology
Regulation of the Renin-Angiotensin-System ... #MaculaDensa #Pathophysiology ... #Nephrology #Renal ... #Pharmacology #
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Hormonal alterations (result of aging process)
    ->
Benign Prostatic ... within prostate cells ... Acute or chronic renal ... stones #BPH #Benign ... Hyperplasia #Prostate #Pathophysiology
Adrenoceptor Actions
α1
 • Vascular smooth muscle - Contraction
 • Genitourinary smooth muscle - Contraction
 • Intestinal
• Pancreatic ß-cells ... conduction velocity • Renal ... - ↑ Renin secretion ... receptors #actions #pharmacology ... #pathophysiology
Pathophysiology - Renal compression as a mechanism of obesity hypertension. 
Compression of the thin loop of
Pathophysiology ... - Renal compression ... the macula densa cells ... increase secretion of renin ... hypertension #obesity #pathophysiology