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Medications causing Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration: Diuretics
 • Altered intrarenal autoregulation: ACEIs / ARBs,
Medications causing ... Acute Kidney Injury ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #AKI #Acute ... Kidney #Injury #Medications ... #Drugs #pharmacology
Acute Kidney Injury - Classification
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration
 • Heart failure (a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome)
 • Liver failure
Acute Kidney Injury ... hepatorenal syndrome) Intrarenal ... disease - Acute ... tract infection • Medications ... prostatic hypertrophy (BPH
Summary of meta-analysis of pharmacotherapy trials in BPD
https://www.cochrane.org/CD005652/BEHAV_psychological-therapies-borderline-personality-disorder
Meta-analyses of RCTs were undertaken for the following outcomes:
pharmacotherapy trials in BPD ... following outcomes: BPD ... symptoms, mental ... EBM #Management #Pharmacology ... Personality #Disorder #Medications
Causes of Hypomagnesemia
Redistribution:
 - IV glucose
 - Correction of diabetic ketoacidosis
 - IV hyperalimentation
 - Refeeding
starvation - Acute ... bone syndrome) Extrarenal ... #differential #medications ... #drugs #pharmacology
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Management Principles
Prerenal - Correct hemodynamic derangements:
 • If low preload →
Acute Kidney Injury ... midodrine + albumin Intrarenal ... Foley catheter • Medications ... → Stop meds • BPH ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #AKI #Acute
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Isospora belli Infection in HIV-AIDS
Treating Isospora belli Infection
General Management Considerations:
 • Fluid
Preferred Therapy for Acute ... mg) PO (or IV) BID ... 3–4 weeks) if symptoms ... Alternative Therapy For Acute ... infections #HIVAIDS #pharmacology
Migraine Prevention and Prophylaxis
Who to Consider: 
 • ≥ 4 significant headaches or migraine attacks/month
 •
days/month • Medication-overuse ... Contraindications to acute ... Severe/DisabIing symptoms ... Preventative Medications ... glycinate) 200mg BID
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
hours or longer/BP ... Neurological symptoms ... : Acute onset 2 ... Electrolyte abnormality, Medication ... syndrome, ADEM, Acute
Therapy for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) 
5 Alpha-Reductase inhibitors
 • Flnasterlde and dutasterlde act by reducing
reduced to improve symptoms ... reduction in the symptoms ... acute urinary retention ... #Prostate #Medications ... #Pharmacology
Lithium Therapy for Bipolar Disorder 
Toxicity Levels: 
 - Mild (1-1.5 mEq/L) 
 - Moderate (1.6-2.5
gain Toxicity Symptoms ... Lithium is a medication ... experience a variety of symptoms ... Bipolar #Disorder #BPD ... #Toxicity #Pharmacology