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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 #comparison
Classification of Jaundice
Unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia (predominantly indirect bilirubin)
 • Increased bilirubin production (eg, hemolytic anemias, hemolytic reactions,
Classification of ... or mutation in genes ... coding for bile ... #Jaundice #Classification ... #diagnosis #conjugated
Important Fungal Stains
Mycology Lab:
 • Calcofluor white - Fluorochrome that binds glucans and chitin in fungal
Hematoxylin and eosin ... fungal cell wall magenta ... #microbiology #microscopy ... #staining #diagnosis ... fungi #fungus #comparison
Borrelia recurrentis on Peripheral Blood Smear
23M Somali refugee recently arrived w/severe abd pain, confusion and fever
settings with crowding ... plasmids that contain genes ... LBRF can be diagnosed ... can be used for diagnosis ... recurrentis #BloodSmear #microscopy
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
and laboratory findings ... Skin Disease Classification ... Differential Diagnosis ... pancreatitis, protein-losing ... Erythematosus #Diagnosis
Lumbar Stenosis - Canal and Foraminal Stenosis Grading

How do we tell if the nerves have enough
the canal starts closing ... attenuated as the space gets ... Stenosis #Grading #Classification ... Canal #Foraminal #diagnosis