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Hypermagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism
Renal Failure 
Excessive Mg Administration 
 - Massive PO intake
Failure Excessive Mg ... - Excessive IV Mg ... High #Magnesium #Table ... #Causes #Management
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
Causes of Secondary ... Testing Common causes ... Tests to evaluate cause ... - Overnight 1-mg ... Screening #Workup #table
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
Familial renal Mg ... Low #Magnesium #Table ... Classification #Causes
Borrelia recurrentis on Peripheral Blood Smear
23M Somali refugee recently arrived w/severe abd pain, confusion and fever
relapsing fever caused ... TBRF is caused by ... The table below ... tetracycline 500 mg ... , Doxy 200 mg or
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Weakness, cramping, nausea ... only if no clear cause ... Elimination (see Table ... neb or 0.5 mg IV ... µg/kg SC (~0.5 mg
Medications Used in the Abortive Treatment of Ongoing Seizure Activity in the Emergency Department

INITIAL THERAPY
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Phenytoin - May cause ... additional 5—10 mg ... additional 5-10 mg ... in doses >4.8 mg ... Pharmacology #Dosing #Table
Loop diuretic PO --> IV conversions 

Furosemide 40 mg PO = Furosemide 20 mg IV =
Furosemide 40 mg ... Furosemide 20 mg ... = Torsemide 20 mg ... = Bumetanide 1 mg ... Dose #Conversion #Table
Loop diuretic conversion - Equivalent Doses
Furosemide (Lasix) 40 mg PO = Furosemide 20 mg IV =
Furosemide (Lasix) 40 mg ... Furosemide 20 mg ... = Torsemide 20 mg ... Bumetanide (Bumex) 1 mg ... Doses #Conversion #Table
Proton Pump Inhibitor (PPI) Conversion - Potency expressed as Omeprazole Equivalents (OE)
Pantoprazole 20 mg = 4.5
Pantoprazole 20 mg ... 15 mg = 13.5 mg ... Omeprazole 20 mg ... 20 mg = 32 mg OE ... Equivalents #Conversion #Table
Drugs Causing Acute Pancreatitis

Class Ia: The medications in which there was a rechallenge and other causes
rechallenge and other causes ... out other common causes ... Class II: Cases ... and atleast4 case ... #Pancreatitis #Causes