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Metformin Pharmacology Summary
Mechanisms of Action:
 • Suppresses gluconeogenesis by the liver
 • Increases insulin-mediated glucose utilization
Metformin Pharmacology ... Summary Mechanisms ... • Increases insulin-mediated ... #Summary #DM2 # ... diabetes #endocrinology
Sulfonylureas - Pharmacology Summary
Mechanisms of Action: Binds to the ATP-sensitive potassium channel in pancreatic beta cells,
Sulfonylureas - Pharmacology ... Summary Mechanisms ... cells, triggering insulin ... #Summary #DM2 # ... diabetes #endocrinology
Type 2 Diabetes - Screening, Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Lifestyle  Modifications (Diet and Exercise) -> Start
Type 2 Diabetes ... -> Start Basal Insulin ... relative with DM2 ... • Secondary Causes ... #DMII #Classification
Oral Hypoglycemics in Diabetes Management
1  INSULIN SENSITIZER
 • TZD 
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Hypoglycemics in Diabetes ... Management 1 INSULIN ... Glucophage) 2 INSULIN ... #Management #pharmacology ... #DM2 #DMII #Classification
Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 Inpatient Medication Guide

Classes: Biguanide, Sulfonylurea, TZD, DPP-4 inhibitor, GLP-1 receptor agonist, SGLT2i,
Diabetes Mellitus ... Medication Guide Classes ... in Type 1 Diabetes ... #Mellitus #DM2 ... #Medications #pharmacology
GLP-1 Receptor Agonists - Pharmacology Summary
Mechanisms of Action: Stimulate glucose-dependent insulin release from the pancreas (GLP-1
Summary Mechanisms ... glucose-dependent insulin ... not definitively cause ... #Summary #DM2 # ... diabetes #endocrinology
DPP-4 Inhibitors - Pharmacology Summary
Mechanisms of Action: Inhibits DPP-4 (dipeptidyl peptidase 4), which normally inactivates GLP-1
4 Inhibitors - Pharmacology ... Summary Mechanisms ... not definitively cause ... #Summary #DM2 # ... diabetes #endocrinology
Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PseudoHyperkalemia:
 • Lab error
 • Traumatic venipuncture
 • Hemolysis, thrombocytosis, leukocytosis
 •
Hyperkalemia - Differential ... Poorly controlled DM ... (Uncontrolled diabetes ... paralysis - Insulin ... #diagnosis #causes
Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PseudoHyperkalemia:
 • Lab error
 • Traumatic venipuncture
 • Hemolysis, thrombocytosis, leukocytosis
 •
Hyperkalemia - Differential ... Poorly controlled DM ... (Uncontrolled diabetes ... paralysis - Insulin ... #diagnosis #causes
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
and Management Summary ... • Metabolic: Insulin ... Differential Diagnosis ... Acromegaloid): insulin ... or refractory cases