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Drugs that Impair Renal Potassium Excretion 

Decreased ENaC channel function: Amiloride, Triamterene, Pentamidine
Decreased Aldosterone Synthesis: Heparin,
Potassium Excretion ... Aldosterone Release: ACE ... #Hyperkalemia #Pathophysiology ... #Pharmacology # ... #Renal
ANTIBIOTICS WITH ANAEROBE COVERAGE - Antibiotics Class Overview
 1. Metronidazole (Flagyl)(PO and IV)
 2. Clindamycin –
Zosyn, Timentin – all ... , Doripenem) – all ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics ... #Review #Overview ... #Anaerobe #Anaerobic
Aminoglycosides  - Antibiotics Class Overview

Gentamicin, Tobramycin, Amikacin, Streptomycin -30S inhibitor (all IV)
Spectrum: Extremely efficacious vs.
30S inhibitor (all ... efficacious vs. aerobic ... for synergy) or anaerobes ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics ... #Review #Overview
Mechanisms of Drug-Induced Hyperkalemia 
 • Direct renin inhibitor (Aliskiren)
 • Renin release inhibition (NSAIDs, Beta-Blockers)
Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE ... • Exogenous (KCL ... differential #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #pharmacology # ... potassium #medications
Anti-C. Difficile - Antibiotics Class Overview
 1. Metronidazole – (see anti-anaerobe section above for more details).
Metronidazole – (see anti-anaerobe ... 15 k, no acute renal ... >15k, or acute renal ... Fidaxomicin (PO) #Pharmacology ... #Antibiotics #Review
Here’s a review of the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone system (RAAS)

This is a very common pathway that clinicians should
Here’s a review ... with excreting potassium ... Antagonists), all ... , just like all ... ReninAngiotensinAldosteroneSystem #RAAS #Pharmacology
Management of Pediatric Kidney Stones
Acute Managment:
 • Pain relief: NSAIDs, opioids
 • Facilitating passage of stone:
Managment: • Pain relief ... Recurrence: • For ALL ... Monitoring for extra-renal ... alkalinisation: potassium ... alkalinization: potassium
Monobactam - Aztreonam - Antibiotics Class Overview

Spectrum: only has activity vs. aerobic gram negatives, no gram
has activity vs. aerobic ... gram positive or anaerobes ... Does not cause renal ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics ... #Review #Overview
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Excretion: - Renal ... 15 suggests ↓ renal ... offending medications (review ... Ca-gluconate or 1g CaCl ... Management #Treatment #potassium