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Diabetes – diabetic nephropathy
Majority of the literature in the area is applied to the diabetic nephropathy
Diabetesdiabetic ... applied to the diabetic ... - Chronic hyperglycemia ... be the primary cause ... of diabetic nephropathy
Metformin Treatment in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes and Chronic Kidney Disease Stages 3A, 3B, or
Patients With Type 2 Diabetes ... and Chronic Kidney ... 3A, 3B, or 4 Diabetes ... #CKD4 #Dosing #Pharmacology
Causes of Constipation - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 • Motility: Diet, IBS-C, Colonic inertia, Pelvic floor disorders,
Causes of Constipation ... • Metabolic: Diabetes ... Hyperparathyroidism, Chronic ... e.g. fissure), Chronic ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Causes of Peripheral Weakness with Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Radiculopathy:
 • Disc
 • Spondylosis
 •
Causes of Peripheral ... Dependent): • Diabetes ... Vasculitis • Diabetes ... Spondylysis • Chronic ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Fatigue - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Endocrine
 • Hypo/Hyperthyroidism
 • Diabetes
 • Pituitary Insufficiency
 • Adrenal
Causes of Fatigue ... Hyperthyroidism • Diabetes ... Myasthenia Gravis Pharmacologic ... Idiopathic • Chronic ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Causes of Chronic Kidney Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased kidney function (eGFR < 60 ml/min/1.73 m2)
Causes of Chronic ... • Drugs • Chronic ... Proteinuria) • Diabetes ... • Infections (chronic ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Polyuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Urine Output > 3L /day
Water Diuresis (Urine Osm <100 mOsm/kg)
 • Primary
Polydipsia • Central Diabetes ... • Nephrogenic Diabetes ... Partial Dl • Chronic ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Chronic Diarrhea Differential Diagnosis
 • Inflammatory, Infectious: Recurrent C. diff, Giardiasis
 • Inflammatory, Non-infectious: IBD, Ischemia,
Chronic Diarrhea ... , Medications, Diabetes ... BostonChiefs #Diarrhea #Chronic ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes
Etiologies of Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis
GI losses / Insensible losses
Sodium Overload
Transcellular Movement of Water
Central Diabetes Insipidus
Water Central Diabetes ... disorders Nephrogenic Diabetes ... cisplatin) - Chronic ... hypercalcemia - Chronic ... Diagnosis #Table #Causes
Metformin Pharmacology Summary
Mechanisms of Action:
 • Suppresses gluconeogenesis by the liver
 • Increases insulin-mediated glucose utilization
Metformin Pharmacology ... agent • Does not cause ... Contraindications: • Chronic ... #Metformin #Pharmacology ... #Summary #DM2 #diabetes