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Diabetes Medications Summary Table
Insulin
Lifestyle modifications
Metformin
Sulfonylureas
GLP-1 receptor agonists - ↓ major adverse CV events
TZDs
DPP-4 inhibitors
SGLT2 inhibitors -
Diabetes Medications ... agonists - ↓ major adverse ... inhibitors - ↓ major adverse ... EricsMedicalLectures/featured #diabetes ... #medications #table
Metformin - First Line Treatment for Diabetes Type 2
• Start with initial dose of 500 mg
Treatment for Diabetes ... gastrointestinal (GI) adverse ... than stopping medication ... #Metformin #Indications ... #Pharmacology #Diabetes
Chronic Diarrhea Differential Diagnosis
 • Inflammatory, Infectious: Recurrent C. diff, Giardiasis
 • Inflammatory, Non-infectious: IBD, Ischemia,
Diarrhea Differential Diagnosis ... Lactose intolerance, Medication ... Dysmotility: IBS, Medications ... , Diabetes, Thyrotoxicosis ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Hyperglycemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Diabetes Mellitus:
 • Impaired Glucose Tolerance
 • Type I Diabetes
 • Type
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Diabetes ... • Type 2 Diabetes ... • Acromegaly Medications ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Euglycemic Diabetic Ketoacidosis (EuDKA)
SGLT2 Inhibitors
Increasing Indications
Significant Adverse Drug Effects
Definition of EuDKA
 • Metabolic acidosis with pH
Euglycemic Diabetic ... Inhibitors Increasing Indications ... Significant Adverse ... #Euglycemic #Diabetic ... Ketoacidosis #EuDKA #diagnosis
Blurry Vision - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Anatomical Approach to Eye Disease:
1. Lids/Lashes
2. Extraocular Muscles/Motility
3. Conjunctiva/Sclera
4. Cornea
5. Anterior
- Differential Diagnosis ... Ocular Adverse Effects ... of Systemic Medications ... degeneration • Diabetic ... #differential #diagnosis
Lactic Acidosis Classification - Type A vs Type B
Type A Lactic Acidosis: Sepsis, Ischemic bowel, Hemorrhagic
Disease, Malignancy, Diabetes ... Metformin, HIV reverse ... #TypeA #TypeB #diagnosis
Specific considerations for the elderly undergoing steroid treatment
Corticosteroid Adverse Effects - More frequent and/or severe among
Corticosteroid Adverse ... fibrillation - Diabetes ... SideEffects #Geriatrics #Diagnosis
Drugs causing hyperkalemia
 • Impaired release of renin: NSAIDs, Beta blockers, Cyclosporine, tacrolimus, Diabetes, Elderly
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Cyclosporine, tacrolimus, Diabetes ... #hyperkalemia #medications ... #differential #diagnosis
Priapism 

Secondary Causes:
Medications- intracavernosal injections, anticoagulants, PDE5 inhibitors, alpha blockers, methylphenidate, cocaine
Any hyperviscosity syndrome (SCD, leukemia,
Secondary Causes: Medications ... Diabetes, hyperlipidemia ... #Priapism #Diagnosis