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Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
Mineralocorticoid Receptor ... ) Vasopressin Receptor ... Tolvaptan) • Treatment ... Excretion #Diuresis #Nephrology ... #Medications #Table
Summary of the therapeutic uses of adrenergic agonists
Table of Catecholamine Pressors, Non-Catecholamines, Alpha and Beta Receptor
adrenergic agonists Table ... Alpha and Beta Receptor ... NonCatecholamines #Receptors ... #Alpha #Beta #Table
Algorithm for the Treatment of Uremic Pruritus
Nonpharmacologic Treatments:
 • Daily topical emollient
 • Avoidance of extremes
Algorithm for the Treatment ... • mu- opioid receptor ... antagonist/k-receptor ... ) • k-opioid receptor ... #management #nephrology
Beta Blockers - Pharmacology Comparison Table
Metoprolol:
 • Receptors: β1
 • Indications: Rate control of a-fib/a-flutter, Suppression
Pharmacology Comparison Table ... Metoprolol: • Receptors ... Atenolol • Receptors ... • Indications: Stable ... Pharmacology #Comparison #Table
Second Generation Antipsychotics: Mechanisms and Side Effects
(Atypical Anti-Psychotics) - Examples: Clozapine, Olanzapine, Quetiapine, Risperidone, Zotepine, Paliperidone,
Note: Receptor binding ... considered 2nd line treatment ... • Dopamine D2 Receptor ... • Serotonin 2A Receptor ... • Serotonin 2C Receptor
Summary of Treatments for Allergic Rhinitis
 - Intranasal corticosteroids
 - Oral antihistamines
 - Combination intranasal corticosteroid
Summary of Treatments ... - Leukotriene receptor ... Allergic #Rhinitis #Treatments ... #Medications #Table
Medications Used in Hypertensive Emergencies
Vasodilators: Hydralazine, Nitroglycerin, Sodium nitroprusside 
Calcium Channel Blockers: Clevidipine, Nicardipine
ß-Blockers: Esmolol, Labetalol,
Phentolamine D1 Receptor ... Medications #Management #Treatment ... #Pharmacology #Table
Main types of autoimmune encephalitis in the ICU. 
Anti-NMDAR anti-N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor, ADEM acute disseminated encephalomyelitis, Anti-GFAP
anti-N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor ... aminobutyric acid A receptor ... aminobutyric acid B receptor ... encephalitis #comparison #table ... #neurology #diagnosis
Sedative-Hypnotic Drugs
Benzodiazepines:
 - Bind to specific GABAA receptor subunits at central nervous system (CNS) neuronal synapses
specific GABAA receptor ... specific GABA-A receptor ... subgroup of GABAA receptors ... duration 5-HT-Receptor ... pharmacology #comparison #table
Pharmacological Treatment of Hepatorenal Syndrome (HRS)

Midodrine - Alpha agonist incr blood pressure incr renal perfusion pressure
Pharmacological Treatment ... Vasopressin - V1 receptor ... edgarvlermamd - Nephrology ... HepatoRenal #Syndrome #Nephrology ... #Medications #Treatment