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Phosphate binders - quick reference chart of maximum daily dose. Most patients with CKD will require
phosphate binding agents ... since they are ... not able to effectively ... Only* #CKD #Nephrology ... #Dosing #Pharmacology
ANGIOTENSIN II RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST (ARB) DOSING:
TOOL FOR SWITCHING BETWEEN AGENTS IN CANADA
The information provided is intended
) DOSING: TOOL ... an alternative agent ... Doses should be ... blood pressure, potassium ... Switching #Equivalent #Table
Potassium-Binding Agents to Treat Hyperkalemia
Sodium zirconium cyclosilicate (Lokelma):
 • Mechanism: Preferentially captures K in exchange for
Agents to Treat ... and sodium • Dosing ... binds magnesium • Dosing ... and calcium • Dosing ... #pharmacology #table
Angiotensin Receptor Blockers 
Recommended Dose Conversions 

Valsartan 
Irbesartan 
Losartan 
Olmesartan 
Telmisartan 
Candesartan 
Azilsartan 
Eprosartan 

A few
class is still going ... initiating an ARB ... for increased potassium ... #Conversion #Table ... #Dosing #Pharmacology
Borrelia recurrentis on Peripheral Blood Smear
23M Somali refugee recently arrived w/severe abd pain, confusion and fever
settings with crowding ... The table below ... LBRF can be diagnosed ... can be used for diagnosis ... treated in a single dose
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Medications: K+, ACEi/ARBs ... Elimination (see Table ... Transient, repeat dose ... Management #Treatment #potassium ... #nephrology #K
Gitelman Syndrome Overview

What?
• Inherited (AR) hypokalemic salt-losing tubulopathies affecting the thiazide-sensitive sodium chloride cotransporter
• Gitelman's syndrome
• Inherited (AR) ... hypokalemic salt-losing ... Supplement: • Potassium ... Gitelman #Syndrome #diagnosis ... #nephrology #management
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection and Disease in HIV-AIDS
Treating LTBI (to prevent TB disease)
Indications:
months or • RFB (dose ... and molecular diagnostic ... Please refer to the table ... below for TB drug dosing ... Guidelines for dosing
This is the bedside Echo of a critically ill young lady who was transferred in profound
intubated, and on high-dose ... on the brink of coding ... Her working diagnoses ... scenario made the diagnosis ... ahead of her was able
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Lumbar Stenosis - Canal and Foraminal Stenosis Grading

How do we tell if the nerves have enough
the canal starts closing ... How many sides are ... Stenosis #Grading #Classification ... Canal #Foraminal #diagnosis ... #neurology #spine