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Pharmacokinetic Characteristics and Primary Routes of Clearance of Oral Anticoagulant Agents

Warfarin - 100% Hepatic, 0% Renal
Apixaban
Primary Routes of Clearance ... 100% Hepatic, 0% Renal ... 75% Hepatic, 25% Renal ... 20% Hepatic, 80% Renal ... #Pharmacology #Clearance
How to estimate residual renal function 

#KrU #urea #dialysis #ESRD #clearance #Calculation
estimate residual renal ... dialysis #ESRD #clearance
DOAC: Cheat Sheet - Atrial Fibrillation, VTE Prophylaxis, VTE and Renal Dosing

Renal Dosing:
Apixaban (25% renal clearance):
Prophylaxis, VTE and Renal ... Dosing Renal ... Apixaban (25% renal ... clearance): If
Choice of anticoagulant for treatment of pulmonary embolism
 • Malignancy - LMWH
 • To avoid parenteral
coagulopathy - LMWH • Renal ... with creatinine clearance
Hyperuricemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary - Over-production
     • Increased turnover of nucleotides
Primary
Lower uric acid clearance ... Diabetic acidosis - Renal ... • Chronic renal
Renal Replacement Therapy (RRT) - ICU One Pager Summary
Indications (AIEOU):
 • A: Acidosis (usually severe metabolic)
Renal Replacement ... enable greater clearance ... CRRT (Continuous renal ... High clearance achieved ... MD @nickmmark #Renal
Renal Replacement Therapy (RRT) Modalities

RRT Modalities in the ICU:
 • IHD (Intermittent HD):  3-5 hr
Renal Replacement ... CRRT (Continuous renal ... provides almost no clearance ... High clearance achieved ... @nickmmark #Renal
Heparin - Unfractionated Heparin (UFH) vs Low-Molecular-Weight Heparin (LMWH)
UFH:
 • Advantages: 
    -
Rapid onset and clearance ... monitored - Ok in renal ... contraindicated in renal
Imaging Modalities for Renal Calculus

AXR. KUB
 - Good far calcium-containing stones useful when limited radiation dose
Modalities for Renal ... useful tor stone clearance ... for ureteric and renal ... for ureteric and renal ... Modalities #Calculi #Renal
To improve the usefulness of the serum creatinine concentration as a marker of kidney function, prediction
Modification of Diet in Renal ... unless a patient's renal ... seen in acute renal ... Formulas #Creatinine #Clearance