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Hormones Acting on the Nephron - Diuretics and Their Site of Action
 1) Acetazolamide
 2) Osmotic
Loop Diuretics (e.g ... 4) Thiazides (e.g ... HCTZ) 5) Potassium-sparing ... ) #Pathophysiology ... #Nephrology #Nephron
Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome (WPW) Study Card #Pathophysiology #Diagnosis #Cardiology #MedStudent #EKG #WPW #WolffParkinsonWhite #DeltaWave #ShortPR #Criteria #ECGEducator
WPW) Study Card #Pathophysiology ... Cardiology #MedStudent #EKG ... ShortPR #Criteria #ECGEducator
Diuretics sites of action on the nephron
1) Acetazolamide (carbonic anhydrase inhibitor)
2) Osmotic diuretics (e.g. mannitol)
3) Loop
Osmotic diuretics (e.g ... Loop diuretic (e.g ... Metolazone) 5) Potassium-sparing ... diuretics (e.g. ... #pharmacology #nephrology
EKG CHANGES AS A RESULT OF CHANGES IN NA OR K CHANNEL CONDUCTION - GRAPHIC BY
EKG CHANGES AS A ... JAMES LI, MD #Pathophysiology ... Cardiology #EKGChanges #ECG ... #NaK #Sodium #Potassium
Mechanisms of Drug-Induced Hyperkalemia 
 • Direct renin inhibitor (Aliskiren)
 • Renin release inhibition (NSAIDs, Beta-Blockers)
• Increased EC ... shift of K (Succinylcholine ... differential #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #pharmacology #potassium
Hyperkalemia - Management Algorithm
 • IV calcium
 • IV insulin and glucose and/or salbutamolt
 • Consider
Dialysis Serum potassium ... and ECG changes ... blocks, QRS axis shift ... #hyperkalemia #potassium
Management of Pediatric Kidney Stones
Acute Managment:
 • Pain relief: NSAIDs, opioids
 • Facilitating passage of stone:
therapy (MET): e.g ... involvement: eyes, TFT, ECG ... alkalinisation: potassium ... alkalinization: potassium ... Management #Pediatrics #nephrology
Nephron Pathophysiology - Diuretic Sites of Action
Diuretics
1) Acetazolamide/canagliflozin
2) Osmotic agents (mannitol, urearetics)
3) Loop agents (eg, furosemide)
4)
Nephron Pathophysiology ... ) Loop agents (eg ... Adenosine #Nephron #Pathophysiology ... Sites #Action #nephrology
Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome (WPW) is one of several disorders of the electrical system of the heart that
#Pathophysiology ... Cardiology #MedStudent #EKG ... ShortPR #Criteria #ECGEducator
Emergent Hyperkalemia Treatment Algorithm
ECG changes, weakness, K+ >6.5 Or renal insufficiency with K >5.5 with cellular
Treatment Algorithm ECG ... injury, etc) ECG ... cardiac membrane Shift ... treatment Remove potassium