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Medications causing Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration: Diuretics
 • Altered intrarenal autoregulation: ACEIs / ARBs,
Medications causing ... Acute Kidney Injury ... #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 ... tract infection • Medications ... prostatic hypertrophy (BPH ... #Kidney #Injury
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 ... #Kidney #Injury
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
Vasopressors and Inotropes - Pharmacology Summary
Vasopressors
Phenylephrine (alpha-1)
 • Increases BP, SVR
 • Risk of reflex bradycardia
and Inotropes - Pharmacology ... • Increases BP ... antidiuretic effect at kidney ... Vasopressors #Inotropes #Pharmacology ... Summary #management #medications
Causes of Hypomagnesemia
Redistribution:
 - IV glucose
 - Correction of diabetic ketoacidosis
 - IV hyperalimentation
 - Refeeding
starvation - Acute ... bone syndrome) Extrarenal ... #differential #medications ... #drugs #pharmacology
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
Torsemide) • Acute ... insipidus • Kidney ... hyperaldosteronism • Acute ... Diuresis #Nephrology #Pharmacology ... #Medications #Table
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