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Modified Hyponatremia Algorithm
Hypertonic Hyponatremia: Hyperglycemia, Mannitol, Urologic irrigants
Hypotonic Hyponatremia: 
 • ADH ON (UOsm > 100):
Urologic irrigants Hypotonic ... > 30): SIADH, Medications ... Beer potomania Isotonic ... Algorithm #diagnosis #sodium
Causes of Pediatric Constipation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Dietary / Functional:
 • Insufficient Volume / Bulk
Neurologic:
 •
Fissures) • Drugs ... Cord Lesions • Myotonia
Neurological Side Effects of Antipsychotic Drugs
Acute dystonia - Spasm of muscles of tongue, face, neck, back
Antipsychotic Drugs ... Acute dystonia ... reduction; change medication ... choreoathetosis or dystonia ... #Medications #SideEffects
Drugs causing hyperkalemia
 • Impaired release of renin: NSAIDs, Beta blockers, Cyclosporine, tacrolimus, Diabetes, Elderly
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Drugs causing hyperkalemia ... Ketoconazole • Sodium ... Drospirenone #Drugs ... #hyperkalemia #medications
Common sodium channel blockers which cause QRS widening.

Anticonvulsants: 
 - Carbamazepine 
Antidysrhythmics:  
 - Group
Common sodium channel ... Antimalarial drugs ... Phenothiazines Drugs ... #Pharmacology #Medications ... #Differential #Drugs
Antiseizure Drugs 
Sodium Channel Blockers: Carbamazepine, Oxcarbazepine, Eslicarbazepine, Lamotrigine, Lacosamide, Phenytoin, fosphenytoin
Broad Spectrum: Valproate, Levetiracetam, Brivaracetam,
Antiseizure Drugs ... Sodium Channel ... #Antiseizure #Drugs ... antiepileptic #medications
Drugs associated with hypokalemia and hypomagnesemia

Hypokalemia
- Shift from extracellular fluid to intracellular fluid compartment
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Drugs associated ... overdose) - Sodium ... Antimicrobials Drug-induced ... panitumumab) #Drugs ... hypomagnesemia #Medications
Medications that Can Cause False Positives on Drug Tests

Urine drug screens (UDSs) are simple to use,
False Positives on Drug ... Tests Urine drug ... false positives on drug ... Motrin) • Naproxen sodium ... False #positive #drug
Causes of Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unprovoked - Epilepsy:
 • Focal: Simple, Complex
 • Generalized: Absence,
Generalized: Absence, Myoclonic ... Toxic: Alcohol, Medication ... , Recreational drugs
Potassium Channel Blockers - Medications
1. Cardiovascular Drugs
2. Psychiatric drugs
3. Other drugs
4. Synthetic opioids: Levomethadyl 
5. Opium
Channel Blockers - Medications ... Psychiatric drugs ... Other drugs 4. ... Opium alkaloids: ... ChannelBlockers #Medications