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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 - Post-infectious ... Urinary tract infection ... • Medications
GLP-1 Agonists

Adlyxin (Lixisenatide) Daily
Bydureon (Exenatide ER) Weekly 
Ozempic (Semaglutide) Weekly 
Trulicity (Dulaglutide) Weekly 
Victoza (Liraglutide) Daily
commonly used medications ... mistaken these medications ... Some additional benefits ... there’s no added benefit ... GLP1 #Agonists #Pharmacology
Adjuvant therapies in critical care: steroids to treat infectious diseases
 - Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia
steroids to treat infectious ... ventilation, ARDS acute ... InfectiousDiseases #Infections ... #Pharmacology # ... Management #Treatment #Indications
Hydroxychloroquine - Risks and Benefits in Lupus
Benefits:
↓ Disease activity, ↓ Flare, ↓ Damage, ↓ Corticosteroid dose,
in Lupus Benefits ... Thrombosis, ↓ Severe infection ... recommended with other medications ... - Cuteanous: acute ... #Lupus #pharmacology
Causes of Hypomagnesemia
Redistribution:
 - IV glucose
 - Correction of diabetic ketoacidosis
 - IV hyperalimentation
 - Refeeding
starvation - Acute ... bone syndrome) Extrarenal ... #differential #medications ... #drugs #pharmacology
Drugs Used for the Treatment of COVID-19 Infection

** Editor Note (from ophthalmology MD input) - Hydroxychloroquine/chloroquine
Treatment of COVID-19 Infection ... consider risks/benefits ... smfarmhosp_smfh #Drugs #Medications ... Treatment #COVID19 #Pharmacology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
Splenomegaly 5) Symptoms ... Complications: 1) Infection ... have found no benefit ... low-risk disease • Indications ... Constitutional symptoms
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Isospora belli Infection in HIV-AIDS
Treating Isospora belli Infection
General Management Considerations:
 • Fluid
Isospora belli Infection ... Preferred Therapy for Acute ... 3–4 weeks) if symptoms ... Alternative Therapy For Acute ... #HIVAIDS #pharmacology
GLP-1 Medications: Ozempic vs. Trulicib (semaglutide vs. dulaglutide) 

From my experience, Ozempic and Trulicity are the
GLP-1 Medications ... are weekly dosed injections ... Trulicity has some benefits ... demonstrating positive CV benefits ... #dulaglutide #Pharmacology