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Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis - Impaired Excretion vs Redistribution

Impaired Urinary Excretion 
 - Renal failure
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Hyperkalemia - Differential ... Excretion - Renal ... Rhabdomyolysis Medications ... - Calcineurin inhibitors ... - Exercise - Hyperkalemic
Summary of dosing recommendations in renal impairment of commonly used hypoglycaemic agents

#Diabetes #Diabetic #Medications #Pharmacology #Dosing
recommendations in renal ... hypoglycaemic agents #Diabetes ... #Diabetic #Medications ... #Pharmacology # ... Dosing #Dosing #Renal
Compelling and Possible Contraindications to Antihypertensive Drugs
Diuretics (thiazides)
 - Gout
 - Metabolic syndrome, Glucose intolerance, Pregnancy,
(ACEI, ARB, diabetes ... ) ACE inhibitors ... , Bilateral renal ... , Bilateral renal ... failure - Co-medication
Mechanisms of Drug-Induced Hyperkalemia 
 • Direct renin inhibitor (Aliskiren)
 • Renin release inhibition (NSAIDs, Beta-Blockers)
of Drug-Induced Hyperkalemia ... • Direct renin inhibitor ... MunerMohamed1 #hyperkalemia ... pathophysiology #pharmacology ... #potassium #medications
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
- Proton-pump inhibitors ... Loses - Medications ... - Calcineurin inhibitors ... - Hypokalemia ... - Uncontrolled diabetes
Cardiovascular and renal effects comparison between SGLT-2 inhibitors
 - Canagliflozin (Invokana)
 - Dapagliflozin (Farxiga)
 - Empagliflozin
Cardiovascular and renal ... between SGLT-2 inhibitors ... (Steglatro) #diabetes ... #SGLT2i #Inhibitors ... #pharmacology
Drugs associated with hypokalemia and hypomagnesemia

Hypokalemia
- Shift from extracellular fluid to intracellular fluid compartment
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associated with hypokalemia ... hypomagnesemia Hypokalemia ... Extrarenal Laxatives - Renal ... Drug-induced renal ... hypomagnesemia #Medications
Drugs causing hyperkalemia
 • Impaired release of renin: NSAIDs, Beta blockers, Cyclosporine, tacrolimus, Diabetes, Elderly
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Drugs causing hyperkalemia ... Cyclosporine, tacrolimus, Diabetes ... Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors ... Drospirenone #Drugs #hyperkalemia ... #medications #causes
Effects on body weight of various classes of type-2 diabetes medications.
 - Metformin - Weight Loss
classes of type-2 diabetes ... medications ... Loss + - SGLT-2 inhibitors ... weightgain #comparison #pharmacology ... #medications
DPP4 Inhibitors - Normal and Renal Dosing

Increase Incretins (GLP-I & GIP) -> Stimulates Insulin, Inhibits Glucagon
- Normal and Renal ... different than other medications ... very tolerable medication ... #Pharmacology #Management ... #Diabetes #DM2