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Diuretic Electrolyte Excretion Effects 
Diuresis, Na+, K+, Mg2+, Ca2+, Cl-, HCO3-, Uric Acid
 - Thiazide Type
Diuretic Electrolyte ... Excretion Effects Diuresis ... Na+, K+, Mg2+, Ca2 ... Acid - Thiazide Type ... #pharmacology #comparison
Diuretics sites of action on the nephron
1) Acetazolamide (carbonic anhydrase inhibitor)
2) Osmotic diuretics (e.g. mannitol)
3) Loop
Diuretics sites ... ) 4) Thiazides-type ... diuretics (e.g. ... Metolazone) 5) Potassium-sparing ... #pharmacology #nephrology
Pharmacokinetics of commonly used diuretics medications in CKD, Cirrhotic Ascites, and Heart Failure
 • Furosemide
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commonly used diuretics ... medications in CKD ... Spironolactone MCW Nephrology ... MCW_Nephrology #diuretics ... Pharmacokinetics #halflife #comparison
Types of Urinary Diversion Procedures
Ileal Conduit:
 • Technically simpler, fewer complications, and well understood. No bladder
Types of Urinary ... continence, Stoma can ... Technically difficult surgery ... #Comparison #Management ... #Urology #Neobladder
Causes of Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Defining the cause of hypokalemia starts by measuring urinary K
tubular acidosis (type ... Post-hypercapnia • Diuretics ... algorithm #causes #nephrology ... #potassium
Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PseudoHyperkalemia:
 • Lab error
 • Traumatic venipuncture
 • Hemolysis, thrombocytosis, leukocytosis
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Hyperkalemia: • CKD ... • K sparing diuretics ... • Recent IV potassium ... Failure • SLE • Type ... #high #nephrology
Clamp Types - Common Surgical Instruments
Also called locking forceps, these are ratcheted instruments used to hold
Clamp Types - Common ... Can be traumatic ... BigMike_MD #clamps #surgery ... #instruments #types ... #comparison
Causes of Metabolic Alkalosis: Differential Diagnosis
ECF volume contracted: urine chloride concentration <20 meq/L
 • Gastric alkalosis:
Thiazide or loop diuretics ... after renal tubule diuretic ... syndrome (11-ß HSD type ... other • Severe potassium ... Diagnosis #Causes #nephrology
Suction Types - Common Surgical Instruments
Suction tips, combined with a suction source, help to remove debris
Suction Types - ... It can also be used ... BigMike_MD #suction #surgery ... #instruments #types ... #comparison
Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PseudoHyperkalemia:
 • Lab error
 • Traumatic venipuncture
 • Hemolysis, thrombocytosis, leukocytosis
 •
Hyperkalemia: • CKD ... • K sparing diuretics ... • Recent IV potassium ... Failure • SLE • Type ... #high #nephrology