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Compelling and Possible Contraindications to Antihypertensive Drugs
Diuretics (thiazides)
 - Gout
 - Metabolic syndrome, Glucose intolerance, Pregnancy,
potential Ca2+ channel ... failure Ca2+ channel ... failure - Co-medication ... Pgp-dependent drugs (e.g ... contraindications #table
Mechanisms of Drug-Induced Hyperkalemia 
 • Direct renin inhibitor (Aliskiren)
 • Renin release inhibition (NSAIDs, Beta-Blockers)
Heparin) • Sodium-channel ... • Increased EC ... differential #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #pharmacology # ... potassium #medications
Antiarrhythmic Medications - Vaughan Williams Classification - Summary Table
Class I agents - Sodium Channel Blockers⠀
Class II
Antiarrhythmic Medications ... Classification - Summary Table ... Antiarrhythmic #Medications ... Classification #Summary #Table ... #pharmacology #
Membrane Actions of Antiarrhythmic Drugs

#Membrane #Channels #Actions #Antiarrhythmic #Drugs #Medications #Pharmacology #Cardiology #Table
#Membrane #Channels ... Antiarrhythmic #Drugs #Medications ... #Pharmacology # ... Cardiology #Table
Medications for the Treatment of Hyperkalemia
The goals of acute treatment are to prevent potentially life-threatening cardiac
Medications for ... intervention are symptoms ... , changes on ECG ... , and Table 3 summarizes ... medications used
Hyperkalemia shortens repolarization; changes in the T wave provide the earliest clues to hyperpotassemia.
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Hyperkalemia shortens ... repolarization; changes ... #Diagnosis #Hyperkalemia ... #EKG #ECG #Changes ... #Progression #Table
Potassium-Binding Agents to Treat Hyperkalemia
Sodium zirconium cyclosilicate (Lokelma):
 • Mechanism: Preferentially captures K in exchange for
Agents to Treat Hyperkalemia ... to moderate); hypokalemia ... • Mechanism: Exchanges ... #medications #pharmacology ... #table #comparison
Etiologies of Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis
GI losses / Insensible losses
Sodium Overload
Transcellular Movement of Water
Central Diabetes Insipidus
in kidneys) - Medications ... (e.g. lithium, ... cisplatin) - Chronic hypercalcemia ... - Chronic hypokalemia ... Differential #Diagnosis #Table
Medications Used in Hypertensive Emergencies
Vasodilators: Hydralazine, Nitroglycerin, Sodium nitroprusside 
Calcium Channel Blockers: Clevidipine, Nicardipine
ß-Blockers: Esmolol, Labetalol,
Medications Used ... nitroprusside Calcium Channel ... #Hypertension #Medications ... Management #Treatment #Pharmacology ... #Table
BRASH Syndrome

B - Bradycardia
R - Renal failure
A - AV nodal blockade
S - Shock
H - Hyperkalemia

Typical ECG
S - Shock H - Hyperkalemia ... Typical ECG ... other findings of hyperkalemia ... • If on a Ca2+ channel ... diagnosis #management #pathophysiology