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Algorithm for Metformin Prescribing and Dosing in CKD
Dose Initiation - Immediate release:
 • Initial 500 mg
Algorithm for Metformin ... Initiation - Immediate ... Dose Initiation ... #pharmacology #algorithm ... #diabetes #titration
Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF) - Guideline Directed Medical Therapy - Initiation Strategies

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Medical Therapy - Initiation ... • Rapid low-dose ... GDMT #cardiology #titration ... #initiation
Metformin in Diabetic Kidney Disease
Immediate release:
 • Initial 500 mg or 850 mg once daily
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until maximum dose ... Initiate at half the dose ... #pharmacology #algorithm ... management #kdigo #initiation ... #titration
Insulin Dosing Basics - Initiating Insulin for T2DM and Converting Insulin Products 

Insulin dosing can be
Dosing Basics - Initiating ... Before initiating ... When titrating insulin ... doses if patients ... , decrease the dose
SSRI Initiation
How long before increasing dose?
 • 4 wks. Initial response in 2-4 wks, max response
SSRI Initiation ... before increasing dose ... Fluoxetine: for cross-titration ... BrighamChiefs #SSRI #Initiation
Flowchart to diuretic use in acute heart failure.

(A) Congestion with volume overload. 

(B) Treatment algorithm after
(B) Treatment algorithm ... loop diuretic dose ... reduced glomerular filtration ... °The maximal dose ... Diuresis #CHF #Algorithm
Methadone Hospital Quick Start - Inpatient Initiation for Opioid Use Disorder and Withdrawal
Initial Dosing:
 - Patients
Start - Inpatient Initiation ... Patients should be dosed ... Hospital #Inpatient #Initiation ... opiate #opioid #algorithm
BiPAP Initiation Algorithm
Screen for contraindications:
 • Obtundation (unarousable)
 • Inability to wear a mask (wounds)
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BiPAP Initiation ... Algorithm Screen ... 3rEtbK8 #BiPAP #BiLevel ... #Initiation #Algorithm
Quick Guide: Methadone Starts in the Hospital
Day 1: max daily dose 40 mg methadone
First dose
• Check
Day 1: max daily dose ... methadone First dose ... not at max daily dose ... ) #Methadone #Initiation ... #Algorithm #Treatment
Hyperuricemia: Pathogenesis and Complications

 - Hypercalcemia (due to diseases like Sarcoidosis and Hyperparathyroidism) -> Accumulation of
Decr Glomerular filtration ... Tubular Poisons (Low dose ... Hyperuricemia #Pathophysiology