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Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
Renal Loses - Medications ... - Loop and ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Low #Magnesium #Table ... Classification #Causes
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
Diuretics and Agents ... disequilibrium syndrome • Diagnosis ... Kidney stones caused ... #Nephrology #Pharmacology ... #Medications #Table
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis ... Etiology: • Medications ... only if no clear cause ... Elimination (see Table ... STOP offending medications
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Differential Diagnosis ... , including a diuretic ... with previously stable ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #indications
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
autoimmune conditions, medications ... medications Erythema ... Erythemas #comparison #table ... #differential #diagnosis ... #dermatology #compared
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
without other cause ... : Supportive + diuresis ... Transfusion #Reactions #hematology ... #diagnosis #comparison ... #table
Medications Contributing to Dysgeusia

Antimicrobial medicines	Macrolides, fluoroquinolones, ampicillin, metronidazole, tetracycline, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, amphotericin B, terbinafine and other antimycotic
B, terbinafine and ... phenytoin, topiramate Diuretics ... Induced #Drugs #Causes ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Pharmacology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
simply a clinical diagnosis ... excreted using diuretics ... the determined cause ... cardiology #treatment #table ... icu #clinical #pharmacology
Medications Used in the Abortive Treatment of Ongoing Seizure Activity in the Emergency Department

INITIAL THERAPY
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Medications Used ... Phenytoin - May cause ... Abortive #Seizure #Medications ... #Neurology #Pharmacology ... #Dosing #Table
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Histoplasma Capsulatum Infections in HIV-AIDS
Indications for Initiating Primary Prophylaxis:
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Indications for ... histoplasmosis (>10 cases ... with ARV (see Table ... Treatment #management #opportunistic ... infections #HIVAIDS #pharmacology