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Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
Acute pulmonary edema ... liver cirrhosis, chronic ... liver cirrhosis, chronic ... #Nephrology #Pharmacology ... #Medications #Table
Unilateral / Asymmetric Lower Extremity Swelling - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Acute:
 • DVT *Can't Miss Diagnosis
 •
Lymph Obstruction, Venous ... Insufficiency, ... Knee Problems Chronic ... : • Venous Disease ... Differential #Diagnosis #edema
Summary of Diuretic Agents 
Subclass, Drug, Mechanism of Action, Effects, Clinical Applications, Pharmacokinetics, Toxicities, Interaction
CARBONIC ANHYDRASE
Summary of Diuretic ... , Interaction CARBONIC ... Tolvaptan #Diuretics ... Pharmacology #summary #table ... #nephrology
Causes of Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Syndrome of Inappropriate ADH - Euvolemic; no physiologic stimulus to
especially thiazide diuretics ... ) With edema ... Hypothyroidism • Adrenal insufficiency ... polydipsia • Insufficient ... #Hyponatremia #Nephrology
Causes of Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Syndrome of Inappropriate ADH - Euvolemic; no physiologic stimulus to
especially thiazide diuretics ... ) With edema ... Hypothyroidism • Adrenal insufficiency ... polydipsia • Insufficient ... #Hyponatremia #Nephrology
Differentiation Between Nephrotic Syndrome and Nephritic Syndrome 
== Nephrotic Syndrome ==
Onset - Insidious 
Edema - ++++
Blood
- Insidious Edema ... Normal Jugular venous ... Onset - Abrupt Edema ... Raised Jugular venous ... Nephritic #Comparison #Table
Peripheral Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Lower Extremity Edema

Edema occurs when any of the following
Cellulitis • Venous ... insufficiency ... enteropathy • Venous ... insufficiency ... right leg with diuresis
Causes of Peripheral Edema - Differential Diagnosis
Increased Hydrostatic Pressure
 • Volume Expansion: Kidney failure, Pregnancy, Medication
of Peripheral Edema ... Heart failure • Venous ... Obstruction / Insufficiency ... vein thrombosis, Chronic ... venous stasis
Eczematous Skin Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Eczematous - Pruritic/Scaly/Erythematous lesions. Usually poorly demarcated
 • Atopic Dermatitis
lichenification (chronic ... Secondary to venous ... insufficiency. ... pigmentation, edema ... Eczematous #SkinRash #dermatology
Causes of Hypokalemia
Transcellular Shifts:
 - Alkalosis, Increased plasma insulin (treatment of diabetic ketoacidosis), ß-Adrenergic agonists, Hypokalemic
including laxative, enema ... (carbonic anhydrase ... thiazide-like diuretics ... , Osmotic diuresis ... differential #diagnosis #nephrology