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Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
Association class IV) Vasopressin ... Receptor Agonist ... (Vasopressin) ... bleeding disorders Vasopressin ... #Nephrology #Pharmacology
Diuretics - Pharmacology

Thiazides diuretics:
 • Inhibit Na+ Cl- cotransporter in distal tubule
 • Chlorothiazide, Chlorthalidone, Indapamide,
Diuretics - Pharmacology ... Mannitol, Urea Vasopressin ... receptor antagonists ... #Pharmacology # ... nephrology #conversion
Inherited Defects in Kidney Tubule Epithelial Cells

Renal glucosuria - Na+-dependent glucose cotransporter
Cystinuria - Amino acid transporter
Bartter
renal tubular acidosis ... diabetes insipidus - Vasopressin ... antidiuresis - Increased vasopressin ... Defects #Kidney #Nephrology ... #Diagnosis #Differential
Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PseudoHyperkalemia:
 • Lab error
 • Traumatic venipuncture
 • Hemolysis, thrombocytosis, leukocytosis
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Hyperkalemia - Differential ... • K sparing diuretics ... Beta adrenergic receptor ... - Metabolic acidosis ... potassium #high #nephrology
Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PseudoHyperkalemia:
 • Lab error
 • Traumatic venipuncture
 • Hemolysis, thrombocytosis, leukocytosis
 •
Hyperkalemia - Differential ... • K sparing diuretics ... Beta adrenergic receptor ... - Metabolic acidosis ... potassium #high #nephrology
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
- Differential ... administration, vasopressors ... , or inotropes ... #Elevation #Differential ... #typea #typeb #classification