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Pearls for Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder

First-line pharmacotherapies for moderate to severe AUD include naltrexone and
for Treatment of Alcohol ... abdominal pain, nausea ... , and diarrhea; ... achieve efficacy may hinder ... Screening #Addiction #Medications
Potassium-Binding Agents to Treat Hyperkalemia
Sodium zirconium cyclosilicate (Lokelma):
 • Mechanism: Preferentially captures K in exchange for
constipation, diarrhea ... nonspecifically binds ... constipation, diarrhea ... #Hyperkalemia #medications ... #pharmacology #table
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
losses - Chronic diarrhea ... Renal Loses - Medications ... dysfunction - Alcohol ... Low #Magnesium #Table ... Classification #Causes
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Causes of Secondary ... from different classes ... with previously stable ... Sympathomimetic, Alcohol ... Differential #Diagnosis #indications