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Summary of Diuretic Agents 
Subclass, Drug, Mechanism of Action, Effects, Clinical Applications, Pharmacokinetics, Toxicities, Interaction
CARBONIC ANHYDRASE
Summary of Diuretic ... Agents Subclass, Drug ... Action, Effects, Clinical ... #Medications #Pharmacology ... summary #table #nephrology
Nephron - Diuretic Sites of Action

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#Nephron #Diuretics #Site #Action #Location #Nephrology #Pathophysiology #Pharmacology
Nephron - Diuretic ... /9780323449427/critical-care-nephrology ... book-info #Nephron #Diuretics ... Action #Location #Nephrology ... Pathophysiology #Pharmacology
Classification of Diuretics
#pharmacology #nephrology #classification #drugs
Classification of Diuretics ... #pharmacology ... #nephrology #classification ... #drugs
Causes of Hypokalemia
Transcellular Shifts:
 - Alkalosis, Increased plasma insulin (treatment of diabetic ketoacidosis), ß-Adrenergic agonists, Hypokalemic
, Bartter's syndrome ... use), Gitelman's syndrome ... Conn's, Liddle's), Drugs ... Hypomagnesemia, Acute ... differential #diagnosis #nephrology
Causes of Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypovolemia, UNa > 20: 
 • Renal losses, Diuretic excess,
Renal losses, Diuretic ... Ketonuria, Osmotic diuresis ... Hypothyroidism, Stress, Drugs ... UNa > 20: • Acute ... Algorithm #Causes #nephrology
Causes of Hypomagnesemia
Redistribution:
 - IV glucose
 - Correction of diabetic ketoacidosis
 - IV hyperalimentation
 - Refeeding
starvation - Acute ... renal disease Drugs ... : - Loop diuretics ... #medications #drugs ... #pharmacology #
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
disequilibrium syndrome ... Torsemide) • Acute ... and nephrotic syndrome ... hyperaldosteronism • Acute ... #Nephrology #Pharmacology
Drugs associated with hypokalemia and hypomagnesemia

Hypokalemia
- Shift from extracellular fluid to intracellular fluid compartment
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Drugs associated ... foscarnet - Diuretics ... and other loop diuretics ... renal Fanconi syndrome ... differential #diagnosis #nephrology
Medications causing Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration: Diuretics
 • Altered intrarenal autoregulation: ACEIs / ARBs,
Medications causing Acute ... • Dehydration: Diuretics ... decongestants) • Any drug ... #Medications #Drugs ... #pharmacology #
Causes of Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Syndrome of Inappropriate ADH - Euvolemic; no physiologic stimulus to
Diagnosis Algorithm Syndrome ... Pain/Post-op • Neurologic ... trauma • Drugs ... especially thiazide diuretics ... • Nephrotic syndrome