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Metformin - First Line Treatment for Diabetes Type 2
• Start with initial dose of 500 mg
Treatment for Diabetes ... Start with initial dose ... daily • Adjust dose ... Increase dose gradually ... using highest dose
Diabetic Myonecrosis (Diabetic Muscle Infarction)
 • Spontaneous ischemic necrosis of skeletal muscle (anterior thigh or calf)
Diabetic Myonecrosis ... (Diabetic Muscle ... • Suspect in diabetic ... pain • Mean AIC ... analgesia (low dose
Algorithm for Metformin Prescribing and Dosing in CKD
Dose Initiation - Immediate release:
 • Initial 500 mg
Dosing in CKD Dose ... until maximum dose ... Dose Initiation ... until maximum dose ... #diabetes #titration
DPP4 Inhibitors - Normal and Renal Dosing

Increase Incretins (GLP-I & GIP) -> Stimulates Insulin, Inhibits Glucagon
on the highest dose ... at the lowest dose ... patient on a lower dose ... make sure the dose ... Pharmacology #Management #Diabetes
Metformin 
Current Renal Dose Adjustments due to Risk of Lactic Acidosis 
> 60 No adjustment 
45-60
Current Renal Dose ... , consider 50% dose ... Renal #Dosing #Dose ... #Pharmacology #Diabetes
Adult ACLS - Cardiac Arrest Algorithm - AHA 2020
CPR Quality:
 • Push hard (at least 2
Cardiac Arrest Algorithm ... : First dose: 300 ... bolus, Second dose ... : First dose: 1- ... cardiacarrest #Algorithm
Metformin in Diabetic Kidney Disease
Immediate release:
 • Initial 500 mg or 850 mg once daily
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Metformin in Diabetic ... until maximum dose ... Initiate at half the dose ... maximum recommended dose ... #pharmacology #algorithm
Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 Inpatient Medication Guide

Classes: Biguanide, Sulfonylurea, TZD, DPP-4 inhibitor, GLP-1 receptor agonist, SGLT2i,
Diabetes Mellitus ... Calculate total daily dose ... insulin in Type 1 Diabetes ... monitors in Type 1 Diabetes ... Adjust insulin dose
Insulin Dosing Basics - Initiating Insulin for T2DM and Converting Insulin Products 

Insulin dosing can be
For type 2 diabetes ... insulin for type 2 diabetes ... titrating insulin doses ... , decrease the dose ... , decrease the dose
Adult Cardiac Arrest - ACLS Circular Algorithm - AHA 2020
CPR Quality:
 • Push hard (at least
ACLS Circular Algorithm ... : First dose: 300 ... bolus, Second dose ... : First dose: 1- ... cardiacarrest #Algorithm