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Oral Antihypertensive Medications - Selection by Comorbidities
Comorbidities: 
 • Stable Angina, HFpEF, HFrEF, AFib, TAA/Marfan, Aortic
Medications - Selection ... Dissection • CKD, DM ... Antihypertensive #Medications ... Comorbidities #pharmacology ... #table #management
Potassium-Binding Agents to Treat Hyperkalemia
Sodium zirconium cyclosilicate (Lokelma):
 • Mechanism: Preferentially captures K in exchange for
and sodium • Dosing ... binds magnesium • Dosing ... and calcium • Dosing ... #medications #pharmacology ... #table #comparison
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Pre-Renal:
 • Hypovolemia, Cardiorenal, Distributive Shock, HRS, Hypercalcemia, Renal
Injury (AKI) - Differential ... Distributive Shock, HRS, Hypercalcemia ... , DM) SCVMC Internal ... Kidney #Injury #Differential ... Diagnosis #nephrology #causes
Causes of Hypokalemia

Hypokalemia results from abnormal losses, transcellular shifts, or insufficient intake (Table 1).6–8 Abnormal losses
Causes of Hypokalemia ... insufficient intake (Table ... 1).6–8 Abnormal ... #Differential # ... Causes
Etiologies of Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis
GI losses / Insensible losses
Sodium Overload
Transcellular Movement of Water
Central Diabetes Insipidus
Hypernatremia - Differential ... in kidneys) - Medications ... - Chronic hypokalemia ... #Diagnosis #Table ... #Causes
Classification, Differential Diagnosis, and Features of Hyponatremia According to Volume Status 

Hypervolemic hypernatremia 
 - CHF
Classification, Differential ... Glucocorticoid deficit - Hypokalemia ... deficit - Salt-losing ... #Diagnosis #Table ... #Causes
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
Renal Loses - Medications ... - Hypokalemia ... Hypomagnesemia #Differential ... Low #Magnesium #Table ... Classification #Causes
Hypokalemia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Low intake 
• poor oral intake 

Renal loss 
• Medication 
• Hypomagnesemia 
•
Hypokalemia Differential ... intake • poor oral ... Renal loss • Medication ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PseudoHyperkalemia:
 • Lab error
 • Traumatic venipuncture
 • Hemolysis, thrombocytosis, leukocytosis
 •
Hyperkalemia - Differential ... Clenching of fist during ... Poorly controlled DM ... Medications 2. ... diagnosis #causes
Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

BRADI Mnemonic
 • BRASH/Hyperkalemia
 • Reduced oxygen/Glucose/Temp
 • ACS
 • Drugs
 •
Bradycardia - Differential ... Heart block Medications ... Spondylarthropathies Other causes ... #Bradycardia #differential ... #diagnosis #causes