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Hyperkalemia: Diagnostic algorithm
Decreased renal potassium excretion
 • Acute renal failure
 • Chronic renal failure
 • Drugs
Increased
Decreased renal potassium ... renal failure • Drugs ... Increased potassium ... Diagnosis #algorithm #nephrology ... #potassium #differential
Drugs that Impair Renal Potassium Excretion 

Decreased ENaC channel function: Amiloride, Triamterene, Pentamidine
Decreased Aldosterone Synthesis: Heparin,
Drugs that Impair ... Renal Potassium ... #Hyperkalemia #Pathophysiology ... #Pharmacology # ... Impaired #Potassium
Drug-Induced Acute Kidney Injury - Sites of Action Along the Nephron

#DrugInduced #AcuteKidneyInjury #AKI #Nephrology #Pathophysiology #Pharmacology
Drug-Induced Acute ... AcuteKidneyInjury #AKI #Nephrology ... #Pathophysiology ... #Pharmacology
Potassium Channel Blockers - Medications
1. Cardiovascular Drugs
2. Psychiatric drugs
3. Other drugs
4. Synthetic opioids: Levomethadyl 
5. Opium
Potassium Channel ... Other drugs 4. ... Organophosphates #Potassium ... #Medications #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Pharmacology
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
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
Summary of Diuretic Agents 
Subclass, Drug, Mechanism of Action, Effects, Clinical Applications, Pharmacokinetics, Toxicities, Interaction
CARBONIC ANHYDRASE
Agents Subclass, Drug ... Chlorthalidone POTASSIUM-SPARING ... #Medications #Pharmacology ... summary #table #nephrology
Drug-Induced Edema
Drug-induced edema is caused by many drugs & can coincide with or worsen pre-existing peripheral
Drug-Induced Edema ... Drug-induced edema ... Medication #Causes #Differential ... #Pharmacology # ... Pathophysiology
Causes of Hypomagnesemia
Redistribution:
 - IV glucose
 - Correction of diabetic ketoacidosis
 - IV hyperalimentation
 - Refeeding
osmotic diuresis - Potassium ... renal disease Drugs ... Causes #diagnosis #differential ... #medications #drugs ... #pharmacology #
Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PseudoHyperkalemia:
 • Lab error
 • Traumatic venipuncture
 • Hemolysis, thrombocytosis, leukocytosis
 •
Hyperkalemia - Differential ... reactions Common Drugs ... • Recent IV potassium ... #hyperkalemia #differential ... #high #nephrology