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Pharmacological Treatment of Hepatorenal Syndrome (HRS)

Midodrine - Alpha agonist incr blood pressure incr renal perfusion pressure
Syndrome (HRS) ... vasodilatation Vasopressin ... #Syndrome #Nephrology ... #Management #Pharmacology ... #Medications #Treatment
Hepatorenal Syndrome Treatment
Volume expansion: 
 • Albumin (typical dose = 1g/kg on day 1 +/- day
Hepatorenal Syndrome ... Norepinephrine, vasopressin ... #Syndrome #Treatment ... #management #HRS ... #nephrology
Acute Kidney Injury - Classification
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration
 • Heart failure (a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome)
 • Liver failure
Kidney Injury - Classification ... failure (a.k.a. hepatorenal ... syndrome) Intrarenal ... tract infection • Medications ... #diagnosis #nephrology
Hepatorenal Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Who gets HRS?
 • Decompensated cirrhosis
 • Typically with existing
Hepatorenal Syndrome ... Diagnosis and Management ... a precipitant: Medications ... Mechanism: • Vasopressin ... #Syndrome #HRS
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
irrigation • Management ... • Nephrogenic diabetes ... DDAVP) • Central diabetes ... Excretion #Diuresis #Nephrology ... #Pharmacology #Medications
Type 2 Diabetes - Screening, Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Lifestyle  Modifications (Diet and Exercise) -> Start
Diagnosis and Management ... Endocrinopathies (Cushing Syndrome ... Rubella) • Medications ... Screening #Targets #Management ... algorithm #DM2 #DMII #Classification
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
administration, vasopressors ... - Compartment syndrome ... • Type B1: - Diabetes ... - HIV/HAART medications ... #typea #typeb #classification