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Pharmacological Treatment of Hepatorenal Syndrome (HRS)

Midodrine - Alpha agonist incr blood pressure incr renal perfusion pressure
of Hepatorenal ... Syndrome (HRS) ... #Syndrome #Nephrology ... #Management #Pharmacology ... #Medications #Treatment
Comparison of anti-diabetic or anti-hyperglycemic agents

There are numerous anti-hyperglycemic agents available to manage Type 2 diabetes.
Comparison of anti-diabetic ... Each class of medications ... pharmacotherapy #table #comparison ... #management #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
Indications for Albumin for Management of Cirrhosis
 • Large volume paracentesis (>5 liter) - 8g per
Indications for ... antibiotics • Hepatorenal ... syndrome - 1g/ ... terlipressin #Albumin #Indications ... #treatment #hepatology
Hepatorenal Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Who gets HRS?
 • Decompensated cirrhosis
 • Typically with existing
Hepatorenal Syndrome ... Diagnosis and Management ... a precipitant: Medications ... Mechanism: • Vasopressin ... #treatment
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
irrigation • Management ... • Nephrogenic diabetes ... Tolvaptan) • Treatment ... Excretion #Diuresis #Nephrology ... #Pharmacology #Medications
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Management Principles
Prerenal - Correct hemodynamic derangements:
 • If low preload →
Injury (AKI) - Management ... - inotropes • Hepatorenal ... syndrome → Treat ... Foley catheter • Medications ... #management
Management of SIADH
Treat underlying cause:
 • Causes can include pain, primary lung pathology, post-operative phenomenon, medications,
Management of SIADH ... post-operative phenomenon, medications ... bolus of 0.9% NS Vasopressor ... #hyponatremia #nephrology ... #treatment
Hematuria in Post-Renal Transplant Patient
Prevalence up to 12% in the postrenal transplant patient
 • Bacterial: Escherichia
Prostate cancer • Medications ... (Goodpasture's syndrome ... #blood #urine #management ... #treatment #nephrology
SIADH Treatment Options
1. Treat underlying cause of SIADH: Pain, Primary lung pathology, Post-operative phenomenon, Medications, Basically
SIADH Treatment ... Post-operative phenomenon, Medications ... Vasopressor receptor ... SatyaPatelMD #SIADH #Management ... #hyponatremia #nephrology