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Summary table of mechanism of action, side effect and contraindications of commonly used diabetic drugs. 

#pharmacology
Summary table of ... commonly used diabetic ... drugs. ... #pharmacology #dm2 ... #diabetes #medications
Drugs associated with hypokalemia and hypomagnesemia

Hypokalemia
- Shift from extracellular fluid to intracellular fluid compartment
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Drugs associated ... hypokalemia and hypomagnesemia ... Hypokalemia - Shift ... #differential #diagnosis ... #nephrology #Causes
Reflex Testing - Causes of Hyporeflexia and Hyperreflexia
Focal Hyporeflexia: 
 • Radiculopathy, Mononeuropathy, Polyneuropathy, Acute stroke,
Reflex Testing - Causes ... Hypercalcemia, Hypermagnesemia ... Hypocalcemia, Hypomagnesemia ... #differential #diagnosis ... #table #neurology
Causes of Hypomagnesemia
Redistribution:
 - IV glucose
 - Correction of diabetic ketoacidosis
 - IV hyperalimentation
 - Refeeding
Causes of Hypomagnesemia ... Correction of diabetic ... renal disease Drugs ... #Causes #diagnosis ... #pharmacology #
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
Hypomagnesemia - ... - Uncontrolled diabetes ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Low #Magnesium #Table ... Classification #Causes
Approach to Hypomagnesemia 

Fractional excretion of magnesium = (urine magnesium x serum creatinine)/ [0.7 (serum magnesium
Approach to Hypomagnesemia ... intake, Gl loss, shift ... @NEPHKIDS1 #Hypomagnesemia ... #differential #diagnosis ... #causes #nephrology
Hypokalemia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Low intake 
• poor oral intake 

Renal loss 
• Medication 
• Hypomagnesemia 
•
Hypokalemia Differential Diagnosis ... Medication • Hypomagnesemia ... Transcellular shift ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Hypermagnesemia
Increased magnesium load
 - Magnesium-containing laxatives, antacids, or enemas
 - Treatment of pre-edampsia/eclampsia (mothers
Causes of Hypermagnesemia ... neonates) - Diabetic ... Addison's disease) #Hypermagnesemia ... #Causes #diagnosis
Causes of Prolonged Emergence - Anesthesiology

Prolonged Drug Action:
• Overdose 
• Hypothermia (< 33 C) 
• Incr
Causes of Prolonged ... Anesthesiology Prolonged Drug ... Redistribution • Drug ... hyperglycemia • HONK / diabetic ... hypocalcæmia — hypomagnesæmia
Causes of Altered Level of Consciousness GCS < 7 - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Brain Involvement - Hemispheric
Causes of Altered ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Coma Systemic - Drugs ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Causes