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Mechanisms of Drug-Induced Hyperkalemia 
 • Direct renin inhibitor (Aliskiren)
 • Renin release inhibition (NSAIDs, Beta-Blockers)
#hyperkalemia #differential ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #pharmacology # ... potassium #medications ... #druginduced
Drugs Causing Acute Pancreatitis

Class Ia: The medications in which there was a rechallenge and other causes
Drugs Causing Acute ... Class Ia: The medications ... Pancreatitis #Causes #Differential ... Diagnosis #Drugs #DrugInduced ... #Medications #Classes
Drug-Induced Edema
Drug-induced edema is caused by many drugs & can coincide with or worsen pre-existing peripheral
Kat_Watson #DrugInduced ... #Edema #Medication ... #Causes #Differential ... #Pharmacology # ... Pathophysiology
Medications causing Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration: Diuretics
 • Altered intrarenal autoregulation: ACEIs / ARBs,
Medications causing ... Acute Kidney Injury ... , tenofovir • AIN ... #Drugs #pharmacology ... #differential #
Uric Acid Homeostasis
In the liver, purines are metabolized to uric acid. The last step in purine
The gout drug pegloticase ... #Homeostasis #Gout ... #Pathophysiology ... #Pharmacology # ... Medications #Management
CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
disease states Pathophysiology ... Acute CPP Crystal ... onset of swelling, pain ... Metabolic syndrome • Medications ... swelling, significant pain
The Acute Care Opioid Table - For Emergency Providers

There are a hundred opioid tables out there,
The Acute Care Opioid ... opioid tables out ... Ketamine #Opioid #Pain ... #Management #Table ... #Pharmacology #
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
and Management ... Metabolic syndrome • Medications ... swelling, significant pain ... MSU deposits • Plain ... #diagnosis #management
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Acute Fatty Liver ... Pregnancy (AFLP) Pathophysiology ... vomiting, abdominal pain ... infiltration) Differential ... #pathophysiology
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
ATRA treatment Pathophysiology ... effusions, weight gain ... • Rare: DAH, acute ... initiation • Differential ... APML #diagnosis #management