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Hematuria in Post-Renal Transplant Patient
Prevalence up to 12% in the postrenal transplant patient
 • Bacterial: Escherichia
Prostate cancer • Medications ... , Busulfan • Disease ... #differential #diagnosis ... urine #management #treatment ... #nephrology
Pearls for Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder

First-line pharmacotherapies for moderate to severe AUD include naltrexone and
Pearls for Treatment ... include abdominal pain ... respectively) at the doses ... Screening #Addiction #Medications ... #Pharmacology
Acute Kidney Injury - Classification
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration
 • Heart failure (a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome)
 • Liver failure
• Glomerular disease ... interstitial nephritis (AIN ... tract infection • Medications ... Classification #diagnosis ... #nephrology
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) - Summary

GERD: Diagnosis
• Heartburn (substernal burning sensation) and acid regurgitation
• Chest pain
Extraesophageal
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease ... Summary GERD: Diagnosis ... regurgitation • Chest pain ... manifestations • Chest pain ... #diagnosis #management
Neurological Side Effects of Antipsychotic Drugs
Acute dystonia - Spasm of muscles of tongue, face, neck, back
Antiparkinsonian agents are diagnostic ... • Tx: Reduce dose ... greatest risk • Tx: Dose ... reduction; change medication ... #SideEffects #pharmacology
Metformin: Biguanide
Metformin is the first-line medication for treatment of type 2 diabetes. It is very effective
the first-line medication ... for treatment of ... The main counseling ... titrating the dose ... #Metformin #Pharmacology
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) in Patients with Cancer 

Cancer Related 
• Hypercalcemia 
• Intravenous contrast 
•
LC deposition disease ... malignancies Treatment ... Methotrexate • AIN ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Classification #Nephrology
Vancomycin Associated Acute Kidney Injury

 • Drug induced acute kidney injury is generally defined as a
nephrotoxic agents, the dose ... • Treatment includes ... Vancomycin #AKI #pharmacology ... #toxicology #diagnosis ... #management #nephrology
Triptan Selection - Migraine Management
Choosing triptans:
 • Reponse to given triptan do not predict to others
month to avoid medication-overuse ... • Try higher dose ... Migraine #Management #treatment ... #neurology #pharmacology ... selection #headache #neurology
Myasthenia Gravis - Summary
 • an autoimmune disease of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction associated with antibodies
50 years in men Diagnosis ... exacerbation at high doses ... within 3 years of diagnosis ... Myasthenia #Gravis #diagnosis ... #management #neurology