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Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PRE-Renal AKI:
 • Hypovolemia
 • Congestion
 • Medications
 •
Acute Kidney Injury ... Congestion • Medications ... Immune-mediated, Infection-mediated ... , Drug-induced ... AKI: • Urinary Retention
Vancomycin Associated Acute Kidney Injury

 • Drug induced acute kidney injury is generally defined as a
Drug induced ... 24-72 hours of drug ... • Treatment includes ... prevention by minimizing ... Vancomycin #AKI #pharmacology
Causes of Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unprovoked - Epilepsy:
 • Focal: Simple, Complex
 • Generalized: Absence,
: • Vascular: Stroke ... Toxic: Alcohol, Medication ... , Recreational drugs ... Traumatic brain injury ... • Infectious:
Drugs Used for the Treatment of COVID-19 Infection

** Editor Note (from ophthalmology MD input) - Hydroxychloroquine/chloroquine
Drugs Used for the ... -19 Infection ... circle= clinical trial ... #Medications #Treatment ... #COVID19 #Pharmacology
Blunt cerebrovascular injury (BCVI) 

Blunt cerebrovascular injury (BCVI) can have 
severe neurologic sequelae. Early diagnosis is
cerebrovascular injury ... diagnosis and treatment ... In addition to preventing ... effective in stroke-prevention ... diagnosis #Imaging #Indications
Pharmacologic Treatment of Hypertensive Emergencies in Pregnancy
Drug - Dose range - Onset/oeak/duration - Side effects
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Pharmacologic Treatment ... in Pregnancy Drug ... Uncontrolled hypotension, stroke ... , warmth along injection ... #Medications
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
, Heat stroke ... - Toxins - Drugs ... Statins - ETOH - Infection ... Treatment: ... #nephrology
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Cytomegalovirus Infections in HIV-AIDS
Preventing CMV Disease:
 • CMV end-organ disease is best
in HIV-AIDS Preventing ... ., concomitant medications ... intraocular levels of drug ... control of the infection ... #HIVAIDS #pharmacology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
may precede the neurologic ... Diagnosis: • Infection ... Electrolyte abnormality, Medication ... /Drug toxicity, ... Constipation, Seizures, Stroke
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Disseminated Mycobacterium Avium Complex in HIV-AIDS
Preventing 1st Episode of Disseminated
Recommendations for Preventing ... Prophylaxis): Indications ... #Treatment #management ... opportunistic #infections ... #HIVAIDS #pharmacology