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Pharmacological Treatment of Hepatorenal Syndrome (HRS)

Midodrine - Alpha agonist incr blood pressure incr renal perfusion pressure
of Hepatorenal Syndrome ... #HepatoRenal #Syndrome ... #Nephrology #Management ... #Pharmacology # ... Medications #Treatment
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
Irritable bowel syndrome ... Medications 7. ... Malabsorption syndromes ... Chronic #Diarrhea #management ... workup #diagnosis #differential
Causes of Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unprovoked - Epilepsy:
 • Focal: Simple, Complex
 • Generalized: Absence,
of Seizures - Differential ... - Epilepsy: • Focal ... vasoconstriction syndrome ... Toxic: Alcohol, Medication ... Algorithm #Causes #neurology
Neurological Side Effects of Antipsychotic Drugs
Acute dystonia - Spasm of muscles of tongue, face, neck, back
reduction; change medication ... tremor ("rabbit syndrome ... Antipsychotic #Drugs #Medications ... #SideEffects #pharmacology ... #management
Hematuria in Post-Renal Transplant Patient
Prevalence up to 12% in the postrenal transplant patient
 • Bacterial: Escherichia
Prostate cancer • Medications ... (Goodpasture's syndrome ... Renal #Transplant #differential ... #blood #urine #management ... #treatment #nephrology
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
disequilibrium syndrome ... irrigation • Management ... Excretion #Diuresis #Nephrology ... #Pharmacology # ... Medications #Table
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Encephalopathy Syndrome ... Reversible course Differential ... Electrolyte abnormality, Medication ... #diagnosis #management ... #neurology
Treatment Options for Helicobacter Pylori and Peptic Ulcer Disease

Active Helicobacter pylori—associated ulcer
1. Treat with anti—H pylori
urea breath test, fecal ... Zollinger-EIIison syndrome ... PUD #Treatment #Management ... #Pharmacology # ... Medications
Causes of Constipation in Adults
Most common
 - Inadequate fiber or fluid intake
 - Poor bowel habits
Systemic
multiple sclerosis, sacral ... nerve damage (prior ... autonomic neuropathy Medications ... Irritable bowel syndrome ... Constipation #Causes #Differential