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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
Binding #KBinders #Kayexelate ... #Comparison #Table ... #Pharmacology # ... #HyperKalemia #Nephrology ... #Agents
FDA-Approved 1st line Medications for Tobacco Cessation Treatment

Nicotine patch, Nicotine lozenge, Nicotine gum, Nicotine inhaler, Nicotine
Medications for Tobacco Cessation ... SR) (tablet) #Pharmacology ... Smoking #Tobacco #Cessation ... #Therapy #Comparison ... #Table #Agents
Vancomycin Associated Acute Kidney Injury

 • Drug induced acute kidney injury is generally defined as a
other nephrotoxic agents ... risk factors, cessation ... to alternative agents ... Vancomycin #AKI #pharmacology ... diagnosis #management #nephrology
Pharmacotherapy for Smoking Cessation - Table of Short and Long-Acting Agents:

Long Acting: Nicotine Patch, Buproprion, Varenicline
Short
Pharmacotherapy for Smoking Cessation ... and Long-Acting Agents ... -2/fulltext #Pharmacology ... #Therapy #Comparison ... #Table #Agents
Potassium-Binding Agents to Treat Hyperkalemia
Sodium zirconium cyclosilicate (Lokelma):
 • Mechanism: Preferentially captures K in exchange for
Potassium-Binding Agents ... polystyrene sulfonate (Kayexelate ... #medications #pharmacology ... #table #comparison
Table 22 provides the characteristics of various phosphate-binding agents.
#Pharmacology #Nephrology #Phosphate #Phosphorus #Binders #Comparison #Table #Disadvantages
phosphate-binding agents ... #Pharmacology #Nephrology ... Phosphorus #Binders #Comparison
Hyperthermic Toxidromes
Five toxidromes may present with overlapping features: hyperthermia, rhabdomyolysis, altered mental status/seizures.
 • Sympathomimetic -
single serotonergic agent ... due to abrupt cessation ... Hyperthermic #Toxidromes #comparison ... table #diagnosis #differential