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Key Characteristics of Old and New Potassium-Binding Agents

- Dr. Edgar V. Lerma https://twitter.com/edgarvlermamd

#Potassium #Binding #KBinders #Kayexelate
Agents - Dr. ... KBinders #Kayexelate #Comparison ... #Table #Pharmacology ... #HyperKalemia #Nephrology ... #Agents
Table 22 provides the characteristics of various phosphate-binding agents.
#Pharmacology #Nephrology #Phosphate #Phosphorus #Binders #Comparison #Table #Disadvantages
Table 22 provides ... various phosphate-binding ... agents. ... #Pharmacology #Nephrology ... Phosphorus #Binders #Comparison
Human Granulocytic Anaplasmosis vs Ehrlichiosis vs Babesiosis
Nonspecific febrile illness with severe headache and myalgia.
Diagnosis: NAAT, Blood
Anaplasmosis: - Agent ... Babesiosis: - Agent ... azithromycin Jacobi Internal ... differential #diagnosis #comparison ... #table
Potassium-Binding Agents to Treat Hyperkalemia
Sodium zirconium cyclosilicate (Lokelma):
 • Mechanism: Preferentially captures K in exchange for
Potassium-Binding ... Agents to Treat ... dose at weekly intervals ... #pharmacology #table ... #comparison #binders
Upper Versus Lower Motor Neuron Findings

Denervation near the target muscle fibers (lower motor neuron disease) results
Lower Motor Neuron Findings ... #MotorNeuron #Comparison ... #Versus #Findings ... #Diagnosis #Table ... #Neurology
Phosphate binders - quick reference chart of maximum daily dose. Most patients with CKD will require
require phosphate binding ... agents since they ... are not able to ... Only* #CKD #Nephrology
Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
Diagnostic Algorithm ... • Auditory findings ... Long symptom-free intervals ... Dizziness #Vertigo #Algorithm ... differential #diagnosis #neurology
Causes of Hemiplegia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cerebral Hemisphere (Contralateral motor cortex)
 • Aphasia
 • Apraxia
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Corona radiata, Internal ... Crossed' Sensory Findings ... #Hemiplegia #Neurology ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Common Fungal Pathology 
 • Candida - Small yeast intermingled with pseudohyphae
 • Aspergillosis - Septate
with narrow based budding ... neoformans - Narrow- budding ... capsules UCSD Internal ... clinical #microscopy #table ... #atlas #key #comparison
Physiologic Approach to Hypotonic Hyponatremia
The next time you have a case of hypotonic hyponatremia, give the
normal volume-based algorithm ... Osmostat Stanford Internal ... differential #diagnosis #table ... #sodium #nephrology