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Drugs causing hyperkalemia
 • Impaired release of renin: NSAIDs, Beta blockers, Cyclosporine, tacrolimus, Diabetes, Elderly
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Drugs causing hyperkalemia ... Diabetes, Elderly • Angiotensin-converting ... inhibitors • Angiotensin ... medications #causes ... #differential #
Mechanisms of Drug-Induced Hyperkalemia 
 • Direct renin inhibitor (Aliskiren)
 • Renin release inhibition (NSAIDs, Beta-Blockers)
Mechanisms of Drug-Induced ... Beta-Blockers) • Angiotensin-converting ... Lisinopril) • Angiotensin ... #differential # ... pathophysiology #pharmacology
Here’s a review of the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone system (RAAS)

This is a very common pathway that clinicians should
Here’s a review ... of the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone ... sodium, which causes ... avoid harmful hyperkalemia ... #Renin #Angiotensin
Causes of Hyperkalemia
Pseudohyperkalemia
 - Tourniquet use
 - Hemolysis (in vitro)
 - Leukocytosis
 - Thrombocytosis
Intra- to extracellular
Causes of Hyperkalemia ... , angiotensin-converting ... enzyme inhibitors, angiotensin ... #Causes #diagnosis ... #differential
Causes of Hyperkalemia
l. Pseudohyperkalemia
  A Cellular efflux; thrombocytosis, erythrocytosis, leukocytosis, in vitro hemolysis
  B.
Causes of Hyperkalemia ... Inhibition of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone ... Angiotensin-converting ... inhibitors or angiotensin ... Angiotensin receptor
Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypertension - BP > 140/90 (>130/80 for DM)
Hypertensive urgency
Hypertension - Differential ... hypertension (multi-drug ... steroids) • Renin-Angiotensin ... Hyperthyroidism • Hypercalcemia ... Secondary #Nephrology #Differential
Pharmaceutical agents other than olmesartan have been reported to cause villous atrophy on occasion and are
been reported to cause ... of drug-induced ... including other angiotensin ... #Pharmacology #Drugs ... #Medications #Differential
Clinically Significant Cardiovascular Drug-Drug Interactions With OTC Supplements and Herbal Products
Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors (ACEIs)
 • Night-blooming
Cardiovascular Drug-Drug ... Herbal Products Angiotensin-Converting ... vera, Licorice - Causes ... hypokalemia, increasing ... supplementals #herbal #pharmacology
Medications Contributing to Dysgeusia

Antimicrobial medicines	Macrolides, fluoroquinolones, ampicillin, metronidazole, tetracycline, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, amphotericin B, terbinafine and other antimycotic
other antimycotic drugs ... Angiotensin-converting ... Dysgeusia #Induced #Drugs ... #Causes #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Pharmacology