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Summary table of the mechanism of action, side effect and contraindications of commonly used anti-coagulation drugs.
mechanism of action, side ... - Low Molecular ... anticoagulation #pharmacology ... #medications #doac
Hypokalemia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Low intake 
• poor oral intake 

Renal loss 
• Medication 
• Hypomagnesemia 
•
Hypokalemia Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm Low ... Renal loss • Medication ... Renal tubular acidosis ... #Hypokalemia #Differential
Metformin Pharmacology Summary
Mechanisms of Action:
 • Suppresses gluconeogenesis by the liver
 • Increases insulin-mediated glucose utilization
Metformin Pharmacology ... hypoglycemia • Low ... — mitigated by slow ... causing lactic acidosis ... #Metformin #Pharmacology
Considerations for Crystalloids - 0.9% NS vs LR vs Plasma-Lyte
 - Causes hyperkalemia?
 - Safe to
Causes lactic acidosis ... with a metabolic acidosis ... Update: AKI in NS row ... #Crystalloids #pharmacology ... #indications #comparison
Distal Renal Tubular Acidosis
Distal RTA is the true Nephrogenic RTA and can be truly divided into
Renal Tubular Acidosis ... intercalated cells - A Low ... Trimethoprim • Low ... Renal #Tubular #Acidosis ... RTA #diagnosis #differential
Mechanisms of Drug-Induced Hyperkalemia 
 • Direct renin inhibitor (Aliskiren)
 • Renin release inhibition (NSAIDs, Beta-Blockers)
#hyperkalemia #differential ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #pharmacology # ... potassium #medications
Metformin: Biguanide
Metformin is the first-line medication for treatment of type 2 diabetes. It is very effective
the first-line medication ... counseling point for side ... function since lactic acidosis ... is a potential side ... #Metformin #Pharmacology
Euglycemic Diabetic Ketoacidosis (EuDKA)
SGLT2 Inhibitors
Increasing Indications
Significant Adverse Drug Effects
Definition of EuDKA
 • Metabolic acidosis with pH
Inhibitors Increasing Indications ... EuDKA • Metabolic acidosis ... • Relatively low ... level < 200 mg/dL Pathophysiology
Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential ... B-Cell ~90% • Low ... , Most common, Wide ... Classification #pathophysiology ... Diagnosis #NonHodgkin #differential
Subtrochanteric Femur Fracture: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Subtrochanteric region spans 5 cm distally from the
common in young and low ... Osteoporosis -> Low ... onto the lateral side ... orthopedics #diagnosis #differential ... #causes #pathophysiology