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Pharmacotherapy casebook case study acute kidney injury...Everit Mitchell is a 72-years old man who presents to...

Pharmacotherapy casebook case study

acute kidney injury...Everit Mitchell is a 72-years old man who presents to the ED with complaints of severe weakness that started this morning and recent stomach pain for the past week. He was felling normal until he developed stomach pain 1 week ago that worsened with meals. the pain subsided 2 days ago, but last evening he felt more tired than usual and went to bed early. Since waking this morning, he has been too weak to perform his normal ADLs. His wife brought him to the ED because his physician is away on vacation.

Help me answer the 6th problem identification questions?

1. create a list of the patient's drug therapy problems as they relate to his AKI.

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Acute kidney injury patients should be stopped or avoid taking medication
-Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs(NSAIDs)
-Metformin
-Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors
-angiotensin-II receptor blockers
-Analgesics, opioids
-cyclooxygenase-2inhibitors
-disease-modifying antirheumatic medications like methotrexate
Medication to be withheld temporarily are
-Anticoagulants
- aminoglycosides
-Anticonvulsants
-Hypoglycemic drugs
-Digoxin
-Immunosuppressants

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