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Drug-Induced Edema
Drug-induced edema is caused by many drugs & can coincide with or worsen pre-existing peripheral
Drug-Induced Edema ... Drug-induced edema ... blood vessels Drug-induced ... #Pharmacology # ... Pathophysiology
Pharmaceutical agents other than olmesartan have been reported to cause villous atrophy on occasion and are
Pharmaceutical agents ... frequent cause of drug-induced ... #Pharmacology #Drugs ... #Induced #Medications ... #Differential #
Vancomycin Associated Acute Kidney Injury

 • Drug induced acute kidney injury is generally defined as a
Kidney Injury • Drug ... induced acute kidney ... 24-72 hours of drug ... • Treatment includes ... Vancomycin #AKI #pharmacology
While certain drugs are used to control seizures, others can induce seizures in patients without a
seizures, others can induce ... The risk of drug-induced ... when multiple agents ... #Pharmacology #Lower ... Seizures #Threshold #Differential
Mechanisms of Drug-Induced Hyperkalemia 
 • Direct renin inhibitor (Aliskiren)
 • Renin release inhibition (NSAIDs, Beta-Blockers)
Mechanisms of Drug-Induced ... #hyperkalemia #differential ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #pharmacology #
Drug Induced Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
> 100 drugs have been associated with drug-induced SLE
High risk (>5%):
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Drug Induced Systemic ... associated with drug-induced ... for 1 year of treatment ... #pharmacology # ... risk #differential
Checklist for Evaluation of New-Onset Delirium in the ICU

Initial assessment 
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Vital signs, neuro exam
Review recent events ... - CBC with differential ... - Relevant drug ... Substantially reduced ... Evaluation #Workup #MICU
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis and Management Summary

Trauma:
 • Immobilization, Crush iniury, Compartment syndrome, Electrical injury
Exertional:
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Rhabdomyolysis - Differential ... Drugs (Statins), ... Dermatomyositis) AKI - Pathophysiology ... oxidative iniury Treatment ... Summary #causes #treatment
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... hypoperfusion - toxic-induced ... circulation If drugs ... the offending agent ... Alcohol • Type B2: Drugs
Medications Contributing to Dysgeusia

Antimicrobial medicines	Macrolides, fluoroquinolones, ampicillin, metronidazole, tetracycline, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, amphotericin B, terbinafine and other antimycotic
other antimycotic drugs ... Chemotherapeutic agents ... Medications #Dysgeusia #Induced ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Pharmacology