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Summary of dosing recommendations in renal impairment of commonly used hypoglycaemic agents

#Diabetes #Diabetic #Medications #Pharmacology #Dosing
hypoglycaemic agents #Diabetes ... #Diabetic #Medications ... #Pharmacology # ... Renal #Impairment #CKD ... #Table #GFR #Hypoglycemics
Diabetic Myonecrosis (Diabetic Muscle Infarction)
 • Spontaneous ischemic necrosis of skeletal muscle (anterior thigh or calf)
Diabetic Myonecrosis ... (Diabetic Muscle ... • Suspect in diabetic ... Common pattern: ↑CK ... inflammatory changes & edema
Metformin Treatment in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes and Chronic Kidney Disease Stages 3A, 3B, or
Patients With Type 2 Diabetes ... 3A, 3B, or 4 Diabetes ... #Metformin #CKD3 ... #CKD4 #Dosing # ... Pharmacology #VisualAbstract
Management of Diabetes Mellitus in Patients With CKD

1. Monitor for changes in BP, serum creatinine, &
Management of Diabetes ... patients with Type 1 diabetes ... or Type 2 diabetes ... evidence-based pharmacologic ... #Diabetes #CKD #
Estimating the Total Daily Dose (TDD) of Insulin: Weight-Based Dosing
TDD in units of insulin = N
(stage IV or V CKD ... including most type 1 diabetics ... including most 2 diabetics ... Weight #Based #pharmacology ... endocrinology #diabetes
Sulfonylureas - Pharmacology Summary
Mechanisms of Action: Binds to the ATP-sensitive potassium channel in pancreatic beta cells,
Sulfonylureas - Pharmacology ... contraindicated in CKD ... Sulfonylureas #Pharmacology ... #Summary #DM2 #diabetes
Algorithm for Metformin Prescribing and Dosing in CKD
Dose Initiation - Immediate release:
 • Initial 500 mg
and Dosing in CKD ... Prescribing #Dosing #CKD ... #pharmacology # ... algorithm #diabetes
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
, ↑↑peripheral edema ... Rales,+S4, MR and TR ... Amyloid, Wild Type TTR ... , Senile TTR), ... Non-lnfiltrative: Idiopathic, Diabetic
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
Acute pulmonary edema ... • Nephrogenic diabetes ... Lithium-induced nephrogenic diabetes ... DDAVP) • Central diabetes ... Diuresis #Nephrology #Pharmacology
Causes of Chronic Kidney Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased kidney function (eGFR < 60 ml/min/1.73 m2)
Proteinuria) • Diabetes ... ) • Multiple myeloma ... Hyperphosphatemia #CKD