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Renal
Renal Essential Knowledge
| Generic/Brand | Side effects |
|---|---|
| Dutasteride/ Avodart (PO) | Key Side Effects: sexual dysfunction Other Notes: women who are of child-bearing age should not touch |
| Finasteride/ Proscar, Propecia (PO) | Key Side Effects: sexual dysfunction Other Notes: women who are of child-bearing age should not touch |
| Doxazosin/ Cardura (PO) | Key Side Effects: dizziness, orthostatic hypotension, priapism (rare), intraoperative floppy iris syndrome (rare) |
| Terazosin/ Hytrin (PO) | Key Side Effects: dizziness, orthostatic hypotension, priapism (rare), intraoperative floppy iris syndrome (rare) |
| Tamsulosin/ Flomax (PO) | Key Side Effects: dizziness, orthostatic hypotension, ejaculation failure, intraoperative floppy iris syndrome (rare) Other Notes: take 30 min after the same meal daily |
| Solifenacin/ Vesicare (PO) | Key Side Effects: xerostomia, constipation, Other Notes: CI in uncontrolled narrow-angle glaucoma |
| Tolterodine/ Detrol, Detrol LA (PO) | Key Side Effects: xerostomia, constipation, Other Notes: CI in uncontrolled narrow-angle glaucoma |
| Oxybutynin/ Ditropan, Ditropan XL (PO) | Key Side Effects: xerostomia, constipation, dizziness, drowsiness Other Notes: CI in uncontrolled narrow-angle glaucoma |
| Phenazopyridine/ Azo Urinary Pain Relief, Pyridium (PO) | Key Side Effects: stomach cramps, headache, dizziness Other Notes: may change bodily fluids red/orange |
| Calcium Gluconate/---- (IV) | Key Side Effects: hypercalcemia, arrhythmia Other Notes: precipitation occurs with phosphate; do not administer IM; vesicant |
| Magnesium Sulfate/---- (IV, IM) | Key Side Effects: cardiac arrest (with rapid undiluted IV infusion) Other Notes: dilute before infusion |
| Potassium Chloride/ K-Tab, Klor-Con, Micro-K (PO, IV) KSE PO | Key Side Effects (PO): hyperkalemia, abdominal discomfort/pain, diarrhea, flatulence, nausea, vomiting. Key Side Effects (IV): hyperkalemia, cardiac arrest with rapid undiluted infusion. Other Notes: dilute before infusion; do not administer IV push; vesicant; tablets with wax coating may appear in stool |
| Ergocalciferol (Vitamin D2)/---- (PO) | Key Side Effects: hypervitaminosis D Other Notes: CI with hypercalcemia |
| Albumin 5% or 25%/----(IV) | Key Side Effects: edema |
| 0.9% Sodium Chloride NaCl/ Normal Saline (IV) | Key Side Effects: hypervolemia, non-anion gap metabolic acidosis |
| Lactated Ringers/ LR (IV) | Key Side Effects: hypervolemia |
| 5% Dextrose in water/ D5W (IV) | Key Side Effects: hyperglycemia, hyponatremia, hypervolemia |