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Drugs associated with hypokalemia and hypomagnesemia

Hypokalemia
- Shift from extracellular fluid to intracellular fluid compartment
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Drugs associated ... compartment - b2 ... - Insulin (high ... renal Fanconi syndrome ... antiretroviral therapy
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
Diagnosis and Management ... • Wide based gait ... , diaphoresis, high ... Diagnosis: • High ... #treatment #neurology
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
Agents Regulating Renal ... irrigation • Management ... Loop Diuretics; High-Ceiling ... with standard therapy ... Excretion #Diuresis #Nephrology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Immunosuppressive agents, Renal ... abnormality, Medication/Drug ... the mainstay of therapy ... #diagnosis #management ... #neurology
Renal Replacement Therapy (RRT) - ICU One Pager Summary
Indications (AIEOU):
 • A: Acidosis (usually severe metabolic)
Renal Replacement ... daily dialysis): ~12 ... High clearance achieved ... #RRT #managment ... #nephrology #CRRT
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome ... blindness, or gait ... • Parvovirus B19 ... #Inflammatory #Syndrome ... Differential #Diagnosis #Management
Lithium Therapy for Bipolar Disorder 
Toxicity Levels: 
 - Mild (1-1.5 mEq/L) 
 - Moderate (1.6-2.5
Lithium Therapy ... polyuria, weight gain ... vomiting, declining renal ... the lab about 12 ... If levels are high
Renal Replacement Therapy (RRT) Modalities

RRT Modalities in the ICU:
 • IHD (Intermittent HD):  3-5 hr
Renal Replacement ... daily dialysis): ~12 ... High clearance achieved ... #RRT #managment ... #nephrology #CRRT