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Nephron Pathophysiology - Diuretic Sites of Action
Diuretics
1) Acetazolamide/canagliflozin
2) Osmotic agents (mannitol, urearetics)
3) Loop agents (eg, furosemide)
4)
Nephron Pathophysiology ... ) Loop agents (eg ... Adenosine #Nephron #Pathophysiology ... Action #nephrology #pharmacology
Immune Reactions and Immunosuppressant Drugs

Glucocorticoids - Inhibition of cytokine synthesis, e.g., IL-1, IL-2
Muromonab-CD3 - Monoclonal antibody
Calcineurin
cytokine synthesis, e.g ... Immunosuppressant #Drugs #Pharmacology ... #Pathophysiology
Hypoxia and Hypoxemia - Overview
Hypoxia - insufficient oxygen delivered to tissues to meet demands
Hypoxemia - low
and Hypoxemia - Overview ... stagnant hypoxia (e.g ... carrying capacity (e.g ... cannot use oxygen (e.g ... diagnosis #causes #pathophysiology
Heparin, Fondaparinux, and Novel Oral Anticoagulants - Pathophysiology

Anticoagulation with parenteral (intravenous or subcutaneous) and oral anticoagulants
Anticoagulants - Pathophysiology ... parenteral agents (e.g ... anticoagulant (e.g ... anticoagulant (e.g ... #Pharmacology #Pathophysiology
Fibrinolysis. 
Fibrinolysis occurs when plasminogen is activated to plasmin under the influence of factors such as
anticoagulant drugs (e.g ... Fibrinolysis #Pathway #Pathophysiology ... #Plasminogen #Pharmacology
Migraine Treatment Overview

 • What is a Migraine?
 • Pathophysiology
 • Common Migraine Triggers
 • Diagnosis
Migraine Treatment Overview ... • Pathophysiology ... Treatment #management #pharmacology
Rigors And Bacteremia - Overview

• Rigors are a response to the release of cytokines and prostaglandins
And Bacteremia - Overview ... to a pathogen (e.g ... PATHOPHYSIOLOGY: ... Rigors #Bacteremia #Pathophysiology
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: Pathogenesis and Medications
Aging
 -> Increased Testosterone -> Testosterone metabolized into DHT by type
alpha-1 blockers (e.g ... -5 inhibitors (e.g ... anticholinergics (e.g ... Hyperplasia #Prostate #Pathophysiology ... #Medications #Pharmacology
Finasteride is a type II 5-α reductase inhibitor used to treat symptomatic benign prostatic hypertrophy and
benign prostatic hypertrophy ... #Pharmacology #Finasteride ... AlphaReductase #Overview
Iron Deficiency in Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)

Iron deficiency (ID) in heart failure is a common comorbidity
[body weight (kg ... #Failure #CHF #pharmacology ... #pathophysiology