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Pharmacologic Treatment of Hyperthyroidism

#Hyperthyroidism #Treatment #Management #Pharmacology #Medications #Comparison #Table #Endocrinology #AAFP #Propylthiouracil #Methimazole
Pharmacologic Treatment ... Hyperthyroidism #Treatment ... Comparison #Table #Endocrinology ... #AAFP #Propylthiouracil
Occult Causes of Non-Response to Vasopressors

vital disclaimer: the cognitive response to hypotension should not be reaching
Non-Response to Vasopressors ... reaching for a vasopressor ... hypotension is treatment ... despite substantial vasopressor ... #Differential #
Hypotension in Anesthesiology - Differential Diagnosis and Management 

Initial checklist: 
 - Verify BP (e.g. surgeon
Anesthesiology - Differential ... compression) Initial treatment ... Administer inotropes / vasopressors ... epinephrine / vasopressin ... Anesthesiology #Differential
Pharmacological Treatment of Hepatorenal Syndrome (HRS)

Midodrine - Alpha agonist incr blood pressure incr renal perfusion pressure
Pharmacological Treatment ... vasodilatation Vasopressin ... - V1 receptor agonist ... Terlipressin - Vasopressin ... #Medications #Treatment
Hypocalcemia Laboratory Evaluation

Serum levels of PTH, phosphorus, 25-hydroxyvitamin D, and 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D can help differentiate between
dihydroxyvitamin D can help differentiate ... Calcium-sensing receptor ... Hyperparathyroidism #Diagnosis #Endocrinology ... #Differential
Inherited Defects in Kidney Tubule Epithelial Cells

Renal glucosuria - Na+-dependent glucose cotransporter
Cystinuria - Amino acid transporter
Bartter
diabetes insipidus - Vasopressin ... -2 (V2) receptor ... antidiuresis - Increased vasopressin ... -2 (V2) receptor ... Nephrology #Diagnosis #Differential
Hyperthyroidism - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
High/Normal Radioiodine Uptake
 - Autoimmune Thyroid Disease:
    • Grave's
Hyperthyroidism - Differential ... Positive anti-TSH Receptor ... #HighThyroid #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #endocrinology
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
Association class IV) Vasopressin ... Receptor Agonist ... (Vasopressin) ... bleeding disorders Vasopressin ... Tolvaptan) • Treatment
Management of SIADH
Treat underlying cause:
 • Causes can include pain, primary lung pathology, post-operative phenomenon, medications,
bolus of 0.9% NS Vasopressor ... receptor antagonists ... • Blocks ADH receptor ... hyponatremia #nephrology #treatment
SIADH Treatment Options
1. Treat underlying cause of SIADH: Pain, Primary lung pathology, Post-operative phenomenon, Medications, Basically
SIADH Treatment ... Vasopressor receptor ... • Blocks ADH receptor ... hyponatremia #nephrology #treatment