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Diabetes Medication Choice
-Diabetes Medication Choice decision aid cards provide information on medications commonly used to treat
Diabetes Medication ... Choice -Diabetes ... to treat type 2 diabetes ... #Selection #SideEffects ... #A1c #Reduction
Summary table of mechanism of action, side effect and contraindications of commonly used diabetic drugs. 

#pharmacology
commonly used diabetic ... pharmacology #dm2 #diabetes ... #medications #overview
Anti-C. Difficile - Antibiotics Class Overview
 1. Metronidazole – (see anti-anaerobe section above for more details).
Difficile - Antibiotics ... Class Overview ... anti-anaerobe section ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics ... #Review #Overview
Chronic Diarrhea Differential Diagnosis
 • Inflammatory, Infectious: Recurrent C. diff, Giardiasis
 • Inflammatory, Non-infectious: IBD, Ischemia,
Lactose intolerance, Medication ... Dysmotility: IBS, Medications ... , Diabetes, Thyrotoxicosis ... Diagnosis #causes #gastroenterology
Ethacrynic acid - Conversion
Only loop diuretic without a sulfonamide substituent.
Rarely used alternative in patients who have
Conversion Only loop diuretic ... hypersensitivity reaction ... a typical loop diuretic ... #pharmacology #indications
Acute Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis Framework
1)  Diagnostic studies only for dysentery, severe disease, >7 days
2)
culture 3) Empiric antibiotics ... Non-Infectious: Medications ... NonInfectious #Algorithm #gastroenterology
Causes of Hypomagnesemia
Redistribution:
 - IV glucose
 - Correction of diabetic ketoacidosis
 - IV hyperalimentation
 - Refeeding
Correction of diabetic ... - Small bowel resection ... #differential #medications
Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PseudoHyperkalemia:
 • Lab error
 • Traumatic venipuncture
 • Hemolysis, thrombocytosis, leukocytosis
 •
Beta blockers • Antibiotics ... - Transfusion reaction ... (Uncontrolled diabetes ... Medications 2.
Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT) - Overview
Types of CRRT
 • CVVHD - Continuous Veno-Venous hemodialysis -
Therapy (CRRT) - Overview ... volume overload; diuretic ... CRRT Specific Indications ... Therapy #CRRT #Overview ... #Indications #Nephrology
IDSA - Approach to Treating a Patient With Diabetic Foot Osteomyelitis
When to consider a trial of
a Patient With Diabetic ... consider bone resection ... renal failure) #Diabetic ... Osteomyelitis #Infection #Resection ... #Indications #nonsurgical