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Renal Actions of Diuretics

#Diuretics #Sites #Action #Nephron #Pharmacology #Nephrology
Renal Actions of ... Action #Nephron #Pharmacology ... #Nephrology
Adult Vancomycin Guidelines
The information below provides general dosing guidelines for vancomycin. A maintenance regimen of 15-20
/dose with the frequency ... ratio.1 Dosing in renal ... reference source and nephrology ... #Management #Pharmacology
Pharmacological Treatment of Hepatorenal Syndrome (HRS)

Midodrine - Alpha agonist incr blood pressure incr renal perfusion pressure
pressure incr renal ... edgarvlermamd - Nephrology ... HepatoRenal #Syndrome #Nephrology ... #Management #Pharmacology
Heparin - Unfractionated Heparin (UFH) vs Low-Molecular-Weight Heparin (LMWH)
UFH:
 • Advantages: 
    -
monitored - Ok in renal ... Disadvantages: - Frequent ... contraindicated in renal ... Unfractionated #pharmacology
Causes of Polyuria - Differential Diagnosis
Excess Intake of Water:
 • Primary polydipsia (a.k.a. "psychogenic polydipsia")
 •
Nephrogenic DI (Renal ... Mimics (↑ urine frequency ... Diagnosis #Causes #nephrology
Immunosuppression in Transplantation
Induction (I):
 - Basiliximab (Simulect)
 - Alemtuzumab (Campath)
 - Rituximab
 - Anti-Thymocyte Globulin (ATG)
Induction
#Medications #Pharmacology ... Maintenance #Management #Nephrology ... #Renal
Effects of Prostaglandins and NSAIDs on the Kidney
Effects of Prostaglandins on the Kidney:
 • The vasodilatory
importance in renal ... conditions of decreased renal ... production of renal ... NSAIDs #Kidney #renal ... #nephrology #pharmacology
To improve the usefulness of the serum creatinine concentration as a marker of kidney function, prediction
Modification of Diet in Renal ... unless a patient's renal ... seen in acute renal ... MDRD equation is frequently ... #Diagnosis #Nephrology
Causes of Fatigue - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Endocrine
 • Hypo/Hyperthyroidism
 • Diabetes
 • Pituitary Insufficiency
 • Adrenal
Metabolic • Renal ... Pulmonary Disease Neurologic ... Myasthenia Gravis Pharmacologic
Vancomycin Associated Acute Kidney Injury

 • Drug induced acute kidney injury is generally defined as a
particularly underlying renal ... Vancomycin #AKI #pharmacology ... diagnosis #management #nephrology