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Brief Overview of Treatment Agents for COVID-19 - Version 2.01 4/11/2020

#Drugs #Medications #Treatment #COVID19 #Pharmacology #Table
Brief Overview of ... Treatment Agents ... 2020 #Drugs #Medications ... #Pharmacology # ... Table #Management
Medications Used in Hypertensive Emergencies
Vasodilators: Hydralazine, Nitroglycerin, Sodium nitroprusside 
Calcium Channel Blockers: Clevidipine, Nicardipine
ß-Blockers: Esmolol, Labetalol,
Medications Used ... Metoprolol ACE Inhibitors ... #Management #Treatment ... #Pharmacology # ... Table
Mechanisms of Drug-Induced Hyperkalemia 
 • Direct renin inhibitor (Aliskiren)
 • Renin release inhibition (NSAIDs, Beta-Blockers)
• Direct renin inhibitor ... #hyperkalemia #differential ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #pharmacology # ... potassium #medications
Xa Inhibitors - Apixaban and Rivaroxaban 
Oral Xa inhibitors are recommended by CHEST as first-line for
Xa Inhibitors - ... patients with VTE treatment ... approved for these indications ... Here is an overview ... Rivaroxaban #Dosing #Pharmacology
PDE5 inhibitors are usually the drugs of first choice for erectile dysfunction.

PDE5 inhibitors enhance an erection that is
PDE5 inhibitors ... PDE5 inhibitors  ... #pharmacology #comparison ... #treatment #medications ... dosing #drugs #table
Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis - Impaired Excretion vs Redistribution

Impaired Urinary Excretion 
 - Renal failure
 -
Hyperkalemia - Differential ... Diagnosis - Impaired ... Rhabdomyolysis Medications ... - Calcineurin inhibitors ... #Diagnosis #Table
This is an overview of the 3 main drug classes used to treat Hepatitis C

The new
This is an overview ... NS5A, and NS5B inhibitors ... patients genotype, treatment ... ambcarerx #HCV #Medications ... Classes #DAAs #Pharmacology
Medications causing Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration: Diuretics
 • Altered intrarenal autoregulation: ACEIs / ARBs,
Medications causing ... NSAIDs, calcineurin inhibitors ... #Drugs #pharmacology ... #differential # ... diagnosis
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
- Proton-pump inhibitors ... Renal Loses - Medications ... Hypomagnesemia #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Low ... #Magnesium #Table
Common Medications Known to Prolong QTc
Antiarrhythmics - Amiodarone, sotalol, flecainide, quinidine, dronedarone, dofetilide
Vasopressors/inotropes - Epinephrine, norepinephrine,
Common Medications ... #Prolongation #Medications ... #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #pharmacology ... #table