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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 ... Beta blockers, Cyclosporine ... Drospirenone #Drugs ... #medications #causes
Hyperuricemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary - Over-production
     • Increased turnover of nucleotides
Primary
Chemotherapy • Drug-induced ... Hypercalcemia - Drug-Induced ... Antiuricosuric drugs ... inhibitors • Cyclosporine ... endocrinology #causes
Drug-induced gingival enlargement is a side-effect of certain drugs where the gingival tissue is not the
Drug-induced gingival ... key offending drug ... enlargement, 30% with cyclosporin ... cosmetic damage, causes ... druginducedgingivalenlargement #nifedipine #cyclosporine
Drugs associated with hypokalemia and hypomagnesemia

Hypokalemia
- Shift from extracellular fluid to intracellular fluid compartment
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Drugs associated ... Antimicrobials Drug-induced ... Calcineurin inhibitors (cyclosporine ... panitumumab) #Drugs ... diagnosis #nephrology #Causes
Causes of Hypomagnesemia
Redistribution:
 - IV glucose
 - Correction of diabetic ketoacidosis
 - IV hyperalimentation
 - Refeeding
Causes of Hypomagnesemia ... renal disease Drugs ... Calcineurin inhibitors (cyclosporine ... Hypomagnesemia #Causes ... #medications #drugs
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis by Mechanism
Decr Blood Pressure (“Decr Effective Circulating Volume”) 
 - Volume depletion
exacerbation) - Drugs ... carbamazepine, cyclosporine ... Diagnosis #Table #Causes
Causes of Hypomagnesemia
 • Redistribution: IV glucose, Correction of diabetic ketoacidosis, IV hyperalimentation, Refeeding after starvation,
Causes of Hypomagnesemia ... renal disease • Drugs ... Calcineurin inhibitors (cyclosporine ... Hypomagnesemia #Causes
Causes of Hyperkalemia
Pseudohyperkalemia
 - Tourniquet use
 - Hemolysis (in vitro)
 - Leukocytosis
 - Thrombocytosis
Intra- to extracellular
Causes of Hyperkalemia ... Potassium-containing drugs ... anti-inflammatory drugs ... receptor blockers, cyclosporine ... #Hyperkalemia #Causes
Causes of Status Epilepticus in Adults
METABOLIC DISTURBANCES
Hepatic encephalopathy
Hypocalcemia
Hypoglycemia or hyperglycemia
Hyponatremia
Uremia
INFECTIOUS PROCESSES
Central nervous system abscess
Encephalitis
Meningitis
WITHDRAWAL SYNDROMES
Alcohol
Antiepileptic drugs
Baclofen
Barbiturates
Benzodiazepines
CENTRAL
Causes of Status ... Antiepileptic drugs ... Camphor Clozapine Cyclosporine ... Differential #diagnosis #causes
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

Who?
• M = F
• 3 peaks:	1) Childhood	2) 15-25 years	3) >60 years

What?
• Aplastic anemia
and petechiae Causes ... Dyskeratosis congenita • Drugs ... - Cytotoxic drugs ... Immunosuppression - cyclosporine