Medications and renal failure can go hand in hand. This is of course if we are talking about the right medications. There are numerous medications that can cause an acute renal failure situation, but many times in practice, it is due to a cumulative risk. Here’s...
Alpha blockers are most frequently used in clinical practice to manage symptoms of BPH and probably less commonly used for hypertension. Here are a few relevant clinical practice pearls that are important to remember. Orthostasis/Syncope Alpha blockers are notorious...
If you have ever had a patient that has had a substantially elevated potassium level, you have likely been very nervous about their medication list. I really start to get concerned when I see levels above 6 mEq/L. There are numerous drugs that affect potassium that...
Prerenal acute kidney injury is absolutely something that happens in real life practice. One of the reasons that this is something that is seen on a somewhat regular basis is that the drugs that can cause prerenal acute kidney injury are very common. Diuretics,...
A 47 year old male is concerned that his drugs are causing medication induced sexual dysfunction. His primary provider has asked you to review his medications. What would I look at here? Amlodipine 5 mg daily Metoprolol 25 mg twice daily Fluoxetine 80 mg daily...
One of the most important complications to remember in kidney disease is electrolyte abnormalities. Strategic monitoring of electrolytes in kidney disease is essential. When I think about chronic kidney disease, the accumulation of electrolytes becomes something that...
