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Drugs associated with hypokalemia and hypomagnesemia

Hypokalemia
- Shift from extracellular fluid to intracellular fluid compartment
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Drugs associated ... Antimicrobials Drug-induced ... renal Fanconi syndrome ... panitumumab) #Drugs ... #differential #diagnosis
Differential Diagnosis for a Prolonged PT and aPTT
If the PT and the aPTT are both prolonged,
Differential Diagnosis ... Drugs: Direct or ... drugs (e.g. direct ... Inhibitors: Non ... Prolonged #Causes #diagnosis
Causes of Abnormal PT and/or aPTT
Prolonged Prothrombin Time (PT)
1. Acquired deficiency of FVII
Drugs a. ... Direct Xa inhibitors ... Drugs a. ... drugs e.g. direct ... Prolonged #Causes #diagnosis
Summary table of the mechanism of action, side effect and contraindications of commonly used anti-coagulation drugs.
anti-coagulation drugs ... Selective factor Xa inhibitors ... thrombin (factor lla) inhibitors ... comparison #table #management ... #drugs
Mechanisms of Drug-Induced Hyperkalemia 
 • Direct renin inhibitor (Aliskiren)
 • Renin release inhibition (NSAIDs, Beta-Blockers)
Mechanisms of Drug-Induced ... • Direct renin inhibitor ... Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors ... • Calcineurin Inhibitors ... #differential #diagnosis
Antiplatelet Conversion - Switching Between P2Y12 Inhibitors
Oral P2Y12 inhibitors vary in potency and pharmacokinetic and dynamic
Between P2Y12 Inhibitors ... Oral P2Y12 inhibitors ... Switching P2Y12 inhibitors ... acute coronary syndrome ... Drug interactions
Causes of Hypomagnesemia
Redistribution:
 - IV glucose
 - Correction of diabetic ketoacidosis
 - IV hyperalimentation
 - Refeeding
renal disease Drugs ... - Proton pump inhibitors ... - Calcineurin inhibitors ... Hypomagnesemia #Causes #diagnosis ... #medications #drugs
Neurological Side Effects of Antipsychotic Drugs
Acute dystonia - Spasm of muscles of tongue, face, neck, back
Antiparkinsonian agents are diagnostic ... Neuroleptic malignant syndrome ... tremor ("rabbit syndrome ... discontinuation VMAT2 inhibitors ... #pharmacology #management
Treatment Options for Helicobacter Pylori and Peptic Ulcer Disease

Active Helicobacter pylori—associated ulcer
1. Treat with anti—H pylori
• Proton pump inhibitor ... • Proton pump inhibitor ... Zollinger-EIIison syndrome ... the preferred drugs ... PUD #Treatment #Management
Outpatient Hypertension Management Algorithm
Monotherapy: 
 • Thiazide/thiazide-like 
 • ACE-I (non-black patients), 
 • ARB
Outpatient Hypertension Management ... Acute Coronary Syndrome ... Pre-Eclampsia • Drugs ... monoamine oxidase inhibitors ... #Hypertension #Management