Summary BNF Drug Summaries - Blood and Nutrition

Drug Summaries – Humza Ibrahim

Chapter 9
Blood and nutrition
TABLE OF CONTENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS......................................................... 1
1 Anaemias.............................................................. 2
1.1 Iron-deficiency anaemias ............................. 2
1.1.1 Oral iron ............................................... 2
1.1.2 Parenteral iron ..................................... 2
1.2 Megaloblastic anaemia ................................ 2
2 Fluid and electrolyte imbalances ......................... 2
2.1 Calcium imbalance ....................................... 2
2.2 Magnesium imbalance ................................. 2
2.3 Phosphate imbalance ................................... 2
2.4 Potassium imbalance ................................... 2
2.5 Drugs that cause electrolyte imbalance....... 3
2.5.1 Hyperkalaemia ..................................... 3
2.5.2 Hypokalaemia....................................... 3
2.5.3 Hypernatremia ..................................... 3
2.5.4 Hyponatraemia .................................... 3
3 Vitamin deficiency................................................ 3
3.1 Pyridoxine (vitamin b6) ................................ 3
3.2 IV Thiamine (vitamin b1) .............................. 3




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