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Hyperuricemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary - Over-production
     • Increased turnover of nucleotides
Primary
- Differential Diagnosis ... Hypercalcemia - Drug-Induced ... Antiuricosuric drugs ... inhibitors • Cyclosporine ... #Differential #Diagnosis
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 ... #differential #diagnosis
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 ... #differential #diagnosis
Medications causing Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration: Diuretics
 • Altered intrarenal autoregulation: ACEIs / ARBs,
inhibitors (e.g. cyclosporine ... decongestants) • Any drug ... #Medications #Drugs ... #differential #diagnosis
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis by Mechanism
Decr Blood Pressure (“Decr Effective Circulating Volume”) 
 - Volume depletion
- Differential Diagnosis ... exacerbation) - Drugs ... carbamazepine, cyclosporine ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Mechanisms of Drug-Induced Hyperkalemia 
 • Direct renin inhibitor (Aliskiren)
 • Renin release inhibition (NSAIDs, Beta-Blockers)
Mechanisms of Drug-Induced ... Inhibitors (Tacrolimus, Cyclosporine ... #differential #diagnosis
Causes of Hypomagnesemia
Redistribution:
 - IV glucose
 - Correction of diabetic ketoacidosis
 - IV hyperalimentation
 - Refeeding
renal disease Drugs ... Calcineurin inhibitors (cyclosporine ... Hypomagnesemia #Causes #diagnosis ... #medications #drugs
Post-Transplant Diarrhea - Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Post-transplant diarrhea (≥ 3 loose or liquid stools per day)
Post-Transplant Diarrhea - Diagnosis ... immunosuppressive drugs ... Adaptation of IS drug ... ) or switch to cyclosporine ... Transplant #Diarrhea #Diagnosis
Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms (DRESS)
Definition: 
 • Severe adverse drug reaction, characterized by
Drug Reaction with ... Severe adverse drug ... Criteria for Diagnosis ... Line Therapy: Cyclosporin ... #dermatology #diagnosis
Causes of Hypomagnesemia
 • Redistribution: IV glucose, Correction of diabetic ketoacidosis, IV hyperalimentation, Refeeding after starvation,
renal disease • Drugs ... Calcineurin inhibitors (cyclosporine ... #differential #diagnosis