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Potassium-Binding Agents to Treat Hyperkalemia
Sodium zirconium cyclosilicate (Lokelma):
 • Mechanism: Preferentially captures K in exchange for
Potassium-Binding ... Usual maintenance ... aspiration #Potassium #Binding ... medications #pharmacology ... #table #comparison
Workup of Hypercalcemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
High or Normal PTH:
 • Hyperparathyroidism: Parathyroid adenoma, Parathyroid hyperplasia,
Workup of Hypercalcemia ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Paget's disease, Viral ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Workup #nephrology
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
Renal Loses - Medications ... abnormalities - Hypercalcemia ... - Hypokalemia ... Low #Magnesium #Table ... Classification #Causes #Workup
Managing warfarin INR

Warfarin dosage must be individualized according to the patient's response to the drug, and
For most indications ... , the usual INR ... #management #algorithm ... pharmacology #treatment #medications ... #table #pharmacotherapy
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Etiology: • Medications ... reabsorption) Workup ... Elimination (see Table ... STOP offending medications ... Treatments: • K-Binding
Medications for the Treatment of Hyperkalemia
The goals of acute treatment are to prevent potentially life-threatening cardiac
Medications for ... Figure 3 is an algorithm ... , and Table 3 summarizes ... medications used ... #Management #Medications
Reported Mechanisms and Toxicity of Investigational Treatments for SARS-COV-2
Chloroquine and Hydroxychloroquine
 • Mechanisms: Interference with ligand
Interference with ligand binding ... budding, and alteration ... myocardial depression, hypokalemia ... combined with certain medications ... Toxicity #Toxicology #Medications
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... hematology for workup ... • Reaction to Medications ... bacterial and viral ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Summary of meta-analysis of pharmacotherapy trials in BPD
https://www.cochrane.org/CD005652/BEHAV_psychological-therapies-borderline-personality-disorder
Meta-analyses of RCTs were undertaken for the following outcomes:
‘treatment as usual ... Findings are summarised ... in Tables 5.2 and ... Personality #Disorder #Medications ... Effectiveness #Table
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Hypertension - Workup ... with previously stable ... disorders including hypokalemia ... Hyperthyroidism, Hypercalcemia ... #Hypertension #Workup