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Summary of Diuretic Agents 
Subclass, Drug, Mechanism of Action, Effects, Clinical Applications, Pharmacokinetics, Toxicities, Interaction
CARBONIC ANHYDRASE
Summary of Diuretic ... Tolvaptan #Diuretics ... #Medications #Pharmacology ... #summary #table ... #nephrology
Diuretics sites of action on the nephron
1) Acetazolamide (carbonic anhydrase inhibitor)
2) Osmotic diuretics (e.g. mannitol)
3) Loop
Diuretics sites ... mannitol) 3) Loop diuretic ... Thiazides-type diuretics ... #pharmacology #nephrology ... #medications #sites
Pharmacokinetics of commonly used diuretics medications in CKD, Cirrhotic Ascites, and Heart Failure
 • Furosemide
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commonly used diuretics ... medications in ... Spironolactone MCW Nephrology ... MCW_Nephrology #diuretics ... halflife #comparison #table
Increased Urination - Differential Diagnosis Framework - Increased Volume / Frequency
 • Increased osmotic load (Increased
Increased Urination - Differential ... • Physiologic Diuresis ... cystitis, Urge incontinence ... Muscle Tone: Stress incontinence ... Increased #Urination #Differential
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
Renal Loses - Medications ... Loop and thiazide diuretics ... Post-obstructive diuresis ... Hypomagnesemia #Differential ... Low #Magnesium #Table
Hypernatremia Classification and Features According to Volume Status
 - Hypervolemic hypernatremia - Cushing's syndrome, Primary hyperaldosteronism,
hypernatremia - Osmotic diuretic ... , Loop diuretics ... Postobstructive diuresis ... Diagnosis #Comparison #Table ... #Nephrology
Types of Urinary Incontinence
 - Stress Incontinence - The urethral sphincter is weakened so that transient
Types of Urinary Incontinence ... - Stress Incontinence ... - Urge Incontinence ... Secondary to Medications ... Causes #diagnosis #differential
Causes of Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis
Inadequate water intake:
 • Lack of access to water
Extrarenal hypotonic fluid
Hypernatremia - Differential ... concentrating defect: • Diuretics ... • Osmotic diuresis ... Hypernatremia #Differential ... Diagnosis #Causes #nephrology
Causes of Urinary Incontinence - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 - Transient - Easily reversible cause (DIAPPERS)
Causes of Urinary Incontinence ... - Differential ... women - Urge Incontinence ... anticholinergic medications ... #Differential #
Therapeutic Indications for the Anticonvulsant Agents

#Anticonvulsant #Antiseizure #Medications #Pharmacology #Table #Neurology #Epilepsy #Management
#Antiseizure #Medications ... #Pharmacology #Table ... #Neurology #Epilepsy