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Hydroxychloroquine Serum Measurement in SLE
 • Terminal elimination half-life = 40 days ([HCQI reflects long-term intake)
Insufficient blood levels ... (e.g. renal failure ... #rheumatology #pharmacology ... #levels #lupus ... #management
Causes of Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Defining the cause of hypokalemia starts by measuring urinary K
Causes of Hypokalemia ... measuring urinary K level ... gastrointestinal K loss • Renal ... hypokalemia • Renal ... #nephrology #potassium
Pharmacological Treatment of Hepatorenal Syndrome (HRS)

Midodrine - Alpha agonist incr blood pressure incr renal perfusion pressure
pressure incr renal ... edgarvlermamd - Nephrology ... HepatoRenal #Syndrome #Nephrology ... #Management #Pharmacology
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Cardiovascular Causes ... / Mediastinal Causes ... • Trauma - Neurologic ... /Psychiatric ... ChestPain #Noncardiac #Cardiology
Distal Renal Tubular Acidosis (RTA)  Type 1 

Totally scuppers the kidney's acidification mechanism. Will be
Distal Renal Tubular ... Distal #Diagnosis #Management ... #Nephrology #Causes
Renal involvement in 35% of mixed cryoglobulinemia vasculitis 
Associated with : 
 • Absence of skin
Renal involvement ... decr of C3 and C4 levels ... TerrierBen #Renal ... Cryoglobulinemia #Vasculitis #Management ... Cryoglobulinemic #Nephrology
Adult Vancomycin Guidelines
The information below provides general dosing guidelines for vancomycin. A maintenance regimen of 15-20
ratio.1 Dosing in renal ... reference source and nephrology ... #Management #Pharmacology ... Trough #Targets #Levels
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis and Management Summary

Trauma:
 • Immobilization, Crush iniury, Compartment syndrome, Electrical injury
Exertional:
 •
Diagnosis and Management ... renal ischemia ... hyperuricemia if levels ... Differential #Diagnosis #Management ... #Summary #causes
Migraine - Preventative Treatments

 • Anticonvulsants: *Topiramate, *Sodium valproate, Gabapentin, Pregabalin
 • Antidepressants: Amitriptyline, Venlafaxine, Duloxetine,
Cyproheptadine * Level ... Preventative #Treatment #management ... prophylaxis #prevention #pharmacology ... #neurology
Anticonvulsants as Mood Stabilizers: Mechanism and Side-effect
Examples: Valproate, Carbamazepine, Lamotrigine
 • Mild anticholinergic effect -> Drowsiness
, asthenia • Neurologic ... Systemic effect -> Nausea ... Pathophysiology #Psychiatry ... #Pharmacology