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Potassium Channel Blockers - Medications
1. Cardiovascular Drugs
2. Psychiatric drugs
3. Other drugs
4. Synthetic opioids: Levomethadyl 
5. Opium
Cardiovascular Drugs ... Psychiatric drugs ... Other drugs 4. ... Synthetic opioids ... #Diagnosis #Pharmacology
Drug-Induced Seizures - OTIS-CAMPBELL

O - Organophosphate, oral hypoglycemics, opioid
T - TCA, theophylline
I - Isoniazid, Insulin
S -
Drug-Induced Seizures ... hypoglycemics, opioid ... Kat_Watson #Drug ... #Pharmacology # ... #Mnemonic
Medications causing Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration: Diuretics
 • Altered intrarenal autoregulation: ACEIs / ARBs,
sphincter tone: • Opiates ... decongestants) • Any drug ... #Medications #Drugs ... #pharmacology # ... differential #diagnosis
Common sodium channel blockers which cause QRS widening.

Anticonvulsants: 
 - Carbamazepine 
Antidysrhythmics:  
 - Group
Antimalarial drugs ... Phenothiazines Drugs ... Chemotherapy drugs ... #Differential # ... Drugs #Classes
Mechanisms of Drug-Induced Hyperkalemia 
 • Direct renin inhibitor (Aliskiren)
 • Renin release inhibition (NSAIDs, Beta-Blockers)
Mechanisms of Drug-Induced ... #hyperkalemia #differential ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #pharmacology # ... potassium #medications
Mnemonic for Drugs Causing Gynecomastia: Some Drugs Create Awesome Knockers (SDCAK)

S - Spironolactone
D - Digoxin
C -
Mnemonic for Drugs ... Gynecomastia: Some Drugs ... #Drugs #Gynecomastia ... #Iatrogenic #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Pharmacology
Drug-Induced Urinary Retention

Drug-induced urinary retention is very common and can be caused by many classes of
Drug-Induced Urinary ... Retention Drug-induced ... • Opioids • ... #Induced #differential ... #diagnosis #pharmacology
Causes of Hypomagnesemia
Redistribution:
 - IV glucose
 - Correction of diabetic ketoacidosis
 - IV hyperalimentation
 - Refeeding
osmotic diuresis - Potassium ... renal disease Drugs ... #differential # ... medications #drugs ... #pharmacology #
Medications that Can Cause False Positives on Drug Tests

Urine drug screens (UDSs) are simple to use,
False Positives on Drug ... Tests Urine drug ... false positives on drug ... and opiates false ... False #positive #drug
ABCDEF Mnemonic for Drugs Causing QT Prolongation

A - Anti-Arrhythmics (amiodarone, sotalol, dofetilide)
B - Anti-Biotics (fluoroquinolones, macrolides)
C
ABCDEF Mnemonic ... for Drugs Causing ... #Acronym #Pharmacology ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #DrugInduced