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Summary of dosing recommendations in renal impairment of commonly used hypoglycaemic agents

#Diabetes #Diabetic #Medications #Pharmacology #Dosing
recommendations in renal ... hypoglycaemic agents #Diabetes ... #Diabetic #Medications ... #Dosing #Renal ... #Impairment #CKD
Adjusted Pain Medication Dosing based on GFR

#Renal #Dosing #Pain #Pharmacology #Opiates #CKD #Gabapentin #Table
Adjusted Pain Medication ... Dosing based on ... GFR #Renal # ... Dosing #Pain #Pharmacology ... #Opiates #CKD #
Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PseudoHyperkalemia:
 • Lab error
 • Traumatic venipuncture
 • Hemolysis, thrombocytosis, leukocytosis
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Hyperkalemia: • CKD ... reactions Common Drugs ... (Uncontrolled diabetes ... Medications 2. ... #nephrology
Drugs associated with hypokalemia and hypomagnesemia

Hypokalemia
- Shift from extracellular fluid to intracellular fluid compartment
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Drugs associated ... - Insulin (high ... pump inhibitor - Renal ... hypomagnesemia #Medications ... differential #diagnosis #nephrology
Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PseudoHyperkalemia:
 • Lab error
 • Traumatic venipuncture
 • Hemolysis, thrombocytosis, leukocytosis
 •
Hyperkalemia: • CKD ... reactions Common Drugs ... (Uncontrolled diabetes ... Medications 2. ... #nephrology
DPP4 Inhibitors - Normal and Renal Dosing

Increase Incretins (GLP-I & GIP) -> Stimulates Insulin, Inhibits Glucagon
Dosing Increase ... different than other medications ... This drug class ... very tolerable medication ... #Management #Diabetes
Creatine Kinase - Causes of Elevated CK Levels
Acute CK Elevation (Pain > Weakness):
 • RHABDOMYOLYSIS
Elevation (Pain ... RHABDOMYOLYSIS - Drugs ... alcohol - Medications ... infarction, Acute renal ... deficiency - Medications
CERTA Opioid Alternatives

Opioid Alternatives for Abdominal Pain (traumatic, non-traumatic), Back Pain, Burns, Renal Colic, Dental Pain,
, Burns, Renal Colic ... NOT mix NSAID drugs ... Caution with using ... potential of some drugs ... #Medications #Pharmacology
Lyrica (Pregabalin) 
Indications: Neuropathy (diabetic, postherpetic neuralgia, fibromyalgia, & spinal cord injury), Adjunctive therapy for partial-onset
: Neuropathy (diabetic ... partial-onset seizures Dosing ... Adjust based on renal ... and for nerve pain ... (including diabetic
Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
Uncontrolled • Drug ... , work or when using ... licorice • Medications ... - Renal ... disease - CKD,