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Serotonin receptors and sites of actions.

#Serotonin #Receptors #Sites #Actions #5HT #Pharmacology
Sites #Actions #5HT
Hyperthermic Toxidromes
Five toxidromes may present with overlapping features: hyperthermia, rhabdomyolysis, altered mental status/seizures.
 • Sympathomimetic -
(epi, NE, DA, 5HT ... Excessive release of 5HT
Drugs for Depression and Anxiety Disorders

Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors
 • Citalopram, Escitalopram, Fluoxetine, Fluvoxamine, Paroxetine, Sertraline,
prevent NE, DA, and 5HT
Functional Dyspepsia Management Options - Efficacy
 - Proton pump inhibitors
 - H. Pylori treatment
 - Metoclopramide
behavioral - 5HT4
Cephalosporins - Table of Coverage by Generation

1st Generation   Cefazolin, cephalexin 
2nd Generation Cefotetan 
3rd
Generation Cefepime 5th
Cephalosporin Antibiotic Generations - Mnemonic
1st Generation "FA/PHA": CEFAZOLIN, CEFADROXIL, CEPHALEXIN, CEPHALOTHIN, CEPHAPIRIN, CEPHRADINE
2nd Generation "Everything Else":
CEFEPIME, CEFPIROME 5th
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: Pathogenesis and Medications
Aging
 -> Increased Testosterone -> Testosterone metabolized into DHT by type
metabolized into DHT ... in prostate -> DHT ... testosterone into DHT ... cells -> Decr DHT
Cephalosporin Comparison - Coverage 
1st Generation Cefazolin, Cephalexin 
2nd Generation Cefaclor, Cefotetan, Cefoxitin, Cefuroxime 
3rd Generation
Ceftaroline: "5th ... be called the 5th
Cephalosporin Coverage by Generation - HENPECKS Mnemonic
1st Gen: PEK (Proteus, E. coli, Klebsiella)
2nd Gen: HNPEK (Add
Streptococcus and MSSA) 5th
Boxer's Fracture - Hand X-Ray
Diagnosis: Fracture of the neck of the 5th metacarpal
Boxer's fracture is a
the neck of the 5th ... most commonly the 5th