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Guideline-Directed Medical Therapy (GDMT) in HFrEF and CKD

 • Class I pillars of HFrEF GDMT across
) in HFrEF and CKD ... , MRA, SGLT2i, Nitrate ... Therapy #GDMT #CKD
Definitions of AKI, CKD, AKD
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI):
 • Increase in SCr by 2 50% within
Definitions of AKI, CKD ... , AKD Acute Kidney ... Kidney Disease (CKD ... /CKD • No structural ... damage #AKI #CKD
Sodium Nitrite and Nitrate - Toxicology

Clinical features of nitrate/nitrite toxicity
 • MetHb
 • Hypotension
 • Headache,
Sodium Nitrite and ... Nitrate - Toxicology ... Clinical features of nitrate ... /nitrite toxicity ... #Nitrite #Nitrate
Selected Clinical Trials of SGLT2 inhibitors in CVD and CKD
EMPA-REG OUTCOME - Empagliflozin lowered CV events
and CKD EMPA-REG ... SGLT2i in HF and CKD ... SGLT2i in HF and CKD ... kidney events in CKD ... patients with CKD
Algorithm for Metformin Prescribing and Dosing in CKD
Dose Initiation - Immediate release:
 • Initial 500 mg
and Dosing in CKD ... once daily • Titrate ... 500 mg daily • Titrate ... Prescribing #Dosing #CKD
Drugs Used in Coronary Artery Disease 
 • Nitrates
 • Ca2+ Channel Blockers
 • Beta-Blockers
 •
Artery Disease • Nitrates ... artery #disease #CAD
Metformin in Diabetic Kidney Disease
Immediate release:
 • Initial 500 mg or 850 mg once daily
 •
once daily • Titrate ... half the dose and titrate ... #Metformin #CKD
Oral Antihypertensive Medications - Selection by Comorbidities
Comorbidities: 
 • Stable Angina, HFpEF, HFrEF, AFib, TAA/Marfan, Aortic
Dissection • CKD ... , DM, ESRD, PKD
Leukocyte Esterase and Nitrites on Urinalysis
Leukocyte Esterase: Urinary tract infection, Indwelling urinary catheter, Recent instrumentation of
Leukocyte Esterase and Nitrites ... to the GU tract Nitrites ... Leukocyte #Esterase #Nitrites
Hypocalcemia Workup - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Low Magnesium, High Magnesium - Functional Hypoparathyroidism
 • High
D deficiency, CKD ... Chelators, Lactate, Citrate