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Drugs causing hyperkalemia
 • Impaired release of renin: NSAIDs, Beta blockers, Cyclosporine, tacrolimus, Diabetes, Elderly
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Drugs causing hyperkalemia ... Cyclosporine, tacrolimus, Diabetes ... Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors ... Drospirenone #Drugs #hyperkalemia ... #medications #causes
Causes of HyperKalemia - Differential Diagnosis
Increased extracellular K+:
 • Tissue injury
 • Hemolysis
 • Rhabdomyolysis
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Causes of HyperKalemia ... Succinylcholine • Diabetes ... Hypovolemia • RAAS inhibitor ... • Calcineurin inhibitor ... MCW_Nephrology #HyperKalemia
The Diagnostic Approach to Hyperkalemia
Drugs
 - Amiloride
 - Spironolactone
 - Triamterene
 - Trimethoprim
 - Pentamidine
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Diagnostic Approach to Hyperkalemia ... - Calcineurin inhibitors ... Other causes ... Low Renin - Diabetes ... #differential #causes
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
- Proton-pump inhibitors ... - Calcineurin inhibitors ... - Hypokalemia ... - Uncontrolled diabetes ... Classification #Causes
Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Note: in DKA, body K+ is lost
Diabetic Ketoacidosis ... To prevent hypokalemia ... confusion coma #DiabeticKetoacidosis ... pathophysiology #endocrinology ... #diabetes
Hyperuricemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary - Over-production
     • Increased turnover of nucleotides
Primary
Hyperparathyroidism • Diabetic ... Sarcoidosis • Hypercalcemia ... drugs • ACE inhibitors ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #endocrinology ... #causes
SGLT2 Inhibitors 
SGLT2 inhibitors are the newest class of anti-diabetic medications, with the first one (Canagliflozin)
SGLT2 Inhibitors ... class of anti-diabetic ... kidney), which causes ... Medications #DM2 #Diabetes ... #Endocrinology
DPP-4 Inhibitors - Pharmacology Summary
Mechanisms of Action: Inhibits DPP-4 (dipeptidyl peptidase 4), which normally inactivates GLP-1
DPP-4 Inhibitors ... Mechanisms of Action: Inhibits ... not definitively cause ... #Summary #DM2 #diabetes ... #endocrinology
Causes of High-anion Gap and Non-anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis
Causes of High-anion Gap Acidosis:
 • Lactic acidosis
Ketoacidosis: Diabetic ... Hypokalemia ... Hyperkalemia ... Drug-induced hyperkalemia ... Calcineurin inhibitors
Causes of Polyuria - Differential Diagnosis
Excess Intake of Water:
 • Primary polydipsia (a.k.a. "psychogenic polydipsia")
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Causes of Polyuria ... Poorly controlled diabetes ... mellitus, SGLT2 inhibitors ... Diabetes Insipidus ... Hereditary, Lithium, Hypercalcemia