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Comparison of anti-diabetic or anti-hyperglycemic agents

There are numerous anti-hyperglycemic agents available to manage Type 2 diabetes.
Comparison of anti-diabetic ... This chart summarizes ... effect on weight ... #pharmacology #pharmacotherapy ... #management #medications
Potassium-Binding Agents to Treat Hyperkalemia
Sodium zirconium cyclosilicate (Lokelma):
 • Mechanism: Preferentially captures K in exchange for
Potassium-Binding ... diarrhea, nausea, abdominal ... #Hyperkalemia #medications ... #pharmacology # ... table #comparison
Pearls for Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder

First-line pharmacotherapies for moderate to severe AUD include naltrexone and
include abdominal ... actively using or at high ... #UseDisorder #Management ... Screening #Addiction #Medications ... #Pharmacology
POCUS Stewardship
Right Indication - Right Interpretation -Right Integration
Indication → Pre-test Probability → Spectrum of Disease →
history and known ... Assess POCUS findings ... specificity to assign a final ... #Stewardship #ultrasound ... #management #diagnosis
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
Management Summary ... Metabolic syndrome • Medications ... not possible • Ultrasound ... uricosuric) • Weight ... Gout #diagnosis #management
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
has five major clinical ... Pulmonary 3) Abdominal ... stain of clinical ... scalp, vagina, fingers ... #Diagnosis #Management