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Key Characteristics of Old and New Potassium-Binding Agents

- Dr. Edgar V. Lerma https://twitter.com/edgarvlermamd

#Potassium #Binding #KBinders #Kayexelate
Potassium #Binding #KBinders ... Kayexelate #Comparison #Table ... #Pharmacology # ... #HyperKalemia #Nephrology ... #Agents
Phosphate binders - quick reference chart of maximum daily dose. Most patients with CKD will require
Phosphate binders ... phosphate binding agents ... since they are not able ... Only* #CKD #Nephrology ... #Dose #Dosing #Pharmacology
Table 22 provides the characteristics of various phosphate-binding agents.
#Pharmacology #Nephrology #Phosphate #Phosphorus #Binders #Comparison #Table #Disadvantages
Table 22 provides ... phosphate-binding agents ... #Pharmacology #Nephrology ... Phosphate #Phosphorus #Binders ... #Comparison #Table
Drugs Implicated in Hemolytic Anemia
 • Hapten (Drug binding to RBC membrane): Penicillin, Cephalosporin, Tetracycline, Tolbutamide,
Drugs Implicated ... complex binds to ... Hemolytic #Anemia #differential ... #diagnosis #pharmacology ... #table
Faget's Sign & Liebermeister's Rule
Pulse-Temperature Dissociation
EVERY 1 F RISE IN TEMPERATURE -> HR INCREASES 8-10 BPM
INFECTIOUS
Factitious Fever • Drug ... help hone your differential ... #Fagets #Sign #Pulse ... Dissociation #diagnosis #differential ... #causes
Summary of Diuretic Agents 
Subclass, Drug, Mechanism of Action, Effects, Clinical Applications, Pharmacokinetics, Toxicities, Interaction
CARBONIC ANHYDRASE
Summary of Diuretic Agents ... Subclass, Drug ... #Medications #Pharmacology ... #summary #table ... #nephrology
Pharmaceutical agents other than olmesartan have been reported to cause villous atrophy on occasion and are
been reported to cause ... are listed in Table ... of drug-induced ... #Pharmacology #Drugs ... #Medications #Differential
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
Hypertension - Differential ... screen (illicit drugs ... withdrawal of suspected agent ... #Hypertension #Differential ... Screening #Workup #table
Potassium-Binding Agents to Treat Hyperkalemia
Sodium zirconium cyclosilicate (Lokelma):
 • Mechanism: Preferentially captures K in exchange for
Potassium-Binding Agents ... nonspecifically binds ... #medications #pharmacology ... #table #comparison ... #binders
Gerstmann Syndrome
1) Finger agnosia - Inability to name their own fingers, affecting both sides
2) Right-left confusion
name their own fingers ... - Inability to differentiate ... patient is still able ... to copy Causes ... : Stroke (main cause