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Medications causing Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration: Diuretics
 • Altered intrarenal autoregulation: ACEIs / ARBs,
Medications causing Acute ... Kidney Injury ( ... sphincter tone: • Opiates ... #pharmacology # ... differential #diagnosis
Acute Kidney Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework
PRERENAL:
 - Intrarenal vasoconstriction-hemodynamically mediated
 - Systemic vasodilation
 - Volume
Acute Kidney Injury ... - Differential ... Avoiding nephrotoxic drugs ... #Kidney #Injury ... #AKI #Differential
Vancomycin Associated Acute Kidney Injury

 • Drug induced acute kidney injury is generally defined as a
Drug induced ... acute kidney injury ... Vancomycin #AKI #pharmacology ... #toxicology #diagnosis ... #management #nephrology
Causes of Acute Pericarditis:

Infectious;

Viral: 
Adenovirus 
Coxsackie virus A and B 
Echovirus 
Epstein-Barr virus 
Hepatitis 
Human immunodeficiency
Causes of Acute ... induced (select drugs ... Mediterranean fever ... #Pericarditis #Differential ... #Diagnosis
Neurological Side Effects of Antipsychotic Drugs
Acute dystonia - Spasm of muscles of tongue, face, neck, back
Acute dystonia ... Antiparkinsonian agents are diagnostic ... Extreme rigidity, fever ... #SideEffects #pharmacology ... #management
Elevated Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

LDH is a cytoplasmic enzyme present in tissues throughout
Dehydrogenase (LDH) - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... : • Early acute ... hepatitis • Acute ... myocarditis, rheumatic fever
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Diagnosis Framework ... and Management ... - Toxins - Drugs ... Muscle swelling - Fever ... #Diagnosis #Management
Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms (DRESS)
Definition: 
 • Severe adverse drug reaction, characterized by
Criteria for Diagnosis ... Fever >38.5 2. ... Resolution > 15 days Differentials ... • SJS/TEN • Acute ... #management
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
Actively maintained fever ... anaphylaxis (→ 3-1) Drug ... Traumatic brain injury ... #Hyperthermia #Differential ... #Management #Workup
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Culture (+): Acute ... night sweats, fever ... Septic Emboli Cause Injury ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... #management #cardiology