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Acute Kidney Injury - Classification
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration
 • Heart failure (a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome)
 • Liver failure
Acute Kidney Injury ... disease - Post-infectious ... Urinary tract infection ... • Medications ... • Benign prostatic
Adjuvant therapies in critical care: steroids to treat infectious diseases
 - Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia
steroids to treat infectious ... ventilation, ARDS acute ... InfectiousDiseases #Infections ... #Pharmacology # ... Management #Treatment #Indications
Heart Failure Medications Summary
Inhibitors of the Renin-Angiotensin System:
 • ACE Inhibitors: Benazepril, Captopril, Enalapril, Lisinopril, Quinapril,
Heart Failure Medications ... Inhibitors of the Renin-Angiotensin ... Vasodilators: Acute ... Heart #Failure #Medications ... CHF #cardiology #pharmacology
Hydroxychloroquine - Risks and Benefits in Lupus
Benefits:
↓ Disease activity, ↓ Flare, ↓ Damage, ↓ Corticosteroid dose,
Thrombosis, ↓ Severe infection ... recommended with other medications ... - Cuteanous: acute ... Benefits #Lupus #pharmacology ... #adverseeffects
GLP-1 Agonists

Adlyxin (Lixisenatide) Daily
Bydureon (Exenatide ER) Weekly 
Ozempic (Semaglutide) Weekly 
Trulicity (Dulaglutide) Weekly 
Victoza (Liraglutide) Daily
commonly used medications ... mistaken these medications ... GI tract) and injection ... that is currently being ... GLP1 #Agonists #Pharmacology
Drug Induced Liver Injury (DILI) - Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm
DILI suspicion
Features toxic aetiology: Skin involvement, Kidney injury,
duration), Several medications ... Hepatocellular: Viral infections ... • Cholestatic: Benign ... dechallenge • Acute
Hepatitis B - Treatment Indications
Treatment not indicated:
 • Immune tolerant state - HBe-Ag detectable, high HBV
• HIV/HCV co-infection ... 200,000 IU/mL (begin ... immunosuppression • Acute ... HBV infection with ... > 3 mg/dL) or acute
Hydroxychloroquine is an antimalarial & DMARD (disease modifying antirheumatic drug). It is currently being discussed as
It is currently being ... who require this medication ... Hydroxychloroquine #HCQ #Pharmacology ... #SideEffects #AdverseEffects
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
with hypertension being ... Neurological symptoms: Acute ... Diagnosis: • Infection ... Electrolyte abnormality, Medication ... syndrome, ADEM, Acute
Therapy for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) 
5 Alpha-Reductase inhibitors
 • Flnasterlde and dutasterlde act by reducing
Therapy for Benign ... of BPH, such as acute ... urinary tract infections ... BPH #Prostate #Medications ... #Pharmacology