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Managing warfarin INR

Warfarin dosage must be individualized according to the patient's response to the drug, and
response to the drug ... For most indications ... #management #algorithm ... pharmacology #treatment #medications ... #table #pharmacotherapy
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
Mechanism Decreased GI ... Renal Loses - Medications ... Low #Magnesium #Table ... #Classification ... #Causes #Workup
Pharmaceutical agents other than olmesartan have been reported to cause villous atrophy on occasion and are
been reported to cause ... are listed in Table ... most frequent cause ... of drug-induced ... #Induced #Medications
Intern Pocket Cards - Inpatient Bowel Regimen Guide
Osmotic agents (draws water into bowel, thereby loosening stool
Guide Osmotic agents ... Polyethylene glycol - Nausea ... enema - Discomfort during ... Guide #Inpatient #medications ... #pharmacology #table
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
Disorders Testing Algorithm ... INDICATIONS FOR ... uncovered incidentally during ... for secondary causes ... asthma, allergy, drug
Intern Pocket Cards - Inpatient Anti-Emetics Guide
Serotonin antagonists:
 • Ondansetron (Zofran), Granisetron (Kytril, Sancuso) - Headache,
use if increased GI ... pocketcardset #nausea ... antiemetics #vomiting #medications ... #pharmacology #table ... #agents #internship
Potassium-Binding Agents to Treat Hyperkalemia
Sodium zirconium cyclosilicate (Lokelma):
 • Mechanism: Preferentially captures K in exchange for
Potassium-Binding Agents ... and sodium • Dosing ... and calcium • Dosing ... #Hyperkalemia #medications ... #pharmacology #table
Antiobesity Drugs and Their Effects
Orlistat
 • GI Lipase inhibitor
 • Reduces lipid absorption
 • Toxicity: Decreased
Antiobesity Drugs ... Orlistat • GI ... + antiseizure agent ... #Antiobesity #Drugs ... #medications #pharmacology
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
circulation If drugs ... the offending agent ... Alcohol • Type B2: Drugs ... - HIV/HAART medications ... #typea #typeb #classification
Rybelsus (oral semaglutide) - First Oral GLP-1 Agonist
Dosing:
3 mg daily x 30 days, then 7 mg
GLP-1 Agonist Dosing ... semaglutide, the same medication ... to remain stable ... take any other medications ... known to have GI