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Phosphate Binders - Pros and Cons

Calcium carbonate (TumsTM) 
 - Most inexpensive, antacid properties useful for
and peptic ulcer disease ... edgarvlermamd - Nephrology ... #Table #Comparison ... #Pharmacology # ... Nephrology
Metformin Treatment in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes and Chronic Kidney Disease Stages 3A, 3B, or
Metformin Treatment ... Chronic Kidney Disease ... Metformin #CKD3 #CKD4 #Dosing ... #Pharmacology # ... VisualAbstract #Nephrology
Potassium Binders for Management of Hyperkalemia
 • SPS - Sodium polystyrene sulfonate
 • Patiromer (veltassa)
 •
Potassium Binders ... #Hyperkalemia #treatment ... #pharmacology # ... table #comparison ... #nephrology
Characteristics of Commonly Used Phosphate Binders 
Aluminum 
 - Potent and effective 
 - Useful for
Used Phosphate Binders ... #Phosphate #Binders ... #Table #Comparison ... #Pharmacology # ... Nephrology
PDE5 inhibitors are usually the drugs of first choice for erectile dysfunction.

PDE5 inhibitors enhance an erection that is
be separated by 12 ... #pharmacology #comparison ... #treatment #medications ... #dosing #drugs
Summary of actions of some Cholinergic Agonists

Bethanechol 
• Used in treatment of urinary retention 
• Binds
retention • Binds ... Produces miosis during ... narrow-angle glaucoma • Binds ... for Alzheimer's disease ... Cholinergic #Agonists #Pharmacology
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
the absence of treatment ... symptoms, positive serology ... peripheral smears using ... against T. cruzi Treatment ... q12h)x 60 days Treatment
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
Chagas Disease ( ... (8-12 weeks): ... Romana Sing (unilateral ... • Treatment: ... Diagnosis #Management #Microbiology
Timeline of infections after solid organ transplantation can roughly be broken up into three time periods:
mo, 1-6mo, >6-12 ... Sara Dong @swinndong ... ID #Infectious Diseases ... Transplant #TxID #SOT #Comparison ... #Microbiology
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
Chagas Disease ( ... (8-12 weeks): ... Romana Sing (unilateral ... • Treatment: ... Diagnosis #Management #Microbiology