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Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Pre-Renal:
 • Hypovolemia, Cardiorenal, Distributive Shock, HRS, Hypercalcemia, Renal
Compartment Syndrome, Medications ... : Medication, Infection ... Neurogenic Bladder (Medication ... Differential #Diagnosis #nephrology ... #causes #algorithm
DPP4 Inhibitors - Normal and Renal Dosing

Increase Incretins (GLP-I & GIP) -> Stimulates Insulin, Inhibits Glucagon
different than other medications ... double check the kidney ... very tolerable medication ... #Pharmacology #Management ... Diabetes #DM2 #Endocrinology
Acute Kidney Injury - Classification
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration
 • Heart failure (a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome)
 • Liver failure
Acute Kidney Injury ... tubular necrosis (causes ... interstitial nephritis (AIN ... tract infection • Medications ... Classification #diagnosis #nephrology
Hematuria in Post-Renal Transplant Patient
Prevalence up to 12% in the postrenal transplant patient
 • Bacterial: Escherichia
carcinoma (native kidney ... Prostate cancer • Medications ... differential #diagnosis #kidney ... #blood #urine #management ... #treatment #nephrology
Vasopressors and Inotropes - Pharmacology Summary
Vasopressors
Phenylephrine (alpha-1)
 • Increases BP, SVR
 • Risk of reflex bradycardia
BP • Higher doses ... antidiuretic effect at kidney ... > alpha1) • Dose ... Pharmacology #Summary #management ... #medications
Management of SIADH
Treat underlying cause:
 • Causes can include pain, primary lung pathology, post-operative phenomenon, medications,
Management of SIADH ... include pain, primary ... post-operative phenomenon, medications ... SatyaPatelMD #SIADH #Management ... #hyponatremia #nephrology
Drugs associated with hypokalemia and hypomagnesemia

Hypokalemia
- Shift from extracellular fluid to intracellular fluid compartment
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Insulin (high dose ... hypomagnesemia #Medications ... differential #diagnosis #nephrology ... #Causes #hypomg
Triptan Selection - Migraine Management
Choosing triptans:
 • Reponse to given triptan do not predict to others
Selection - Migraine Management ... month to avoid medication-overuse ... • Try higher dose ... #treatment #neurology ... selection #headache #neurology
Pearls for Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder

First-line pharmacotherapies for moderate to severe AUD include naltrexone and
include abdominal pain ... , nausea, and diarrhea ... respectively) at the doses ... #UseDisorder #Management ... Screening #Addiction #Medications
SIADH Treatment Options
1. Treat underlying cause of SIADH: Pain, Primary lung pathology, Post-operative phenomenon, Medications, Basically
Treat underlying cause ... of SIADH: Pain, ... Post-operative phenomenon, Medications ... SatyaPatelMD #SIADH #Management ... #hyponatremia #nephrology