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Keeping up with Atypical Antipsychotics (aka second generation antipsychotics - SGA). I'll be posting series of
this class of drugs ... #MentalHealth #Psychiatry ... #Pharmacy #Pharmacology ... #Medication #PrimaryCare ... InfoGraphic #Clinical #Pharmacotherapy
Potassium Channel Blockers - Medications
1. Cardiovascular Drugs
2. Psychiatric drugs
3. Other drugs
4. Synthetic opioids: Levomethadyl 
5. Opium
Channel Blockers - Medications ... Psychiatric drugs ... ChannelBlockers #Medications ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Pharmacology #
Mechanisms of Drug-Induced Hyperkalemia 
 • Direct renin inhibitor (Aliskiren)
 • Renin release inhibition (NSAIDs, Beta-Blockers)
Mechanisms of Drug-Induced ... • Exogenous (KCL ... #differential #diagnosis ... pathophysiology #pharmacology ... #potassium #medications
First Generation Anti-Psychotics: Mechanisms and Side Effects
Typical/Conventional Anti-Psychotics - Examples: Haloperidol, Chlorpromazine

ACh M1 antagonist - Block
Chlorpromazine ACh ... Block action of ACh ... irreversible • Drug ... #SideEffects #pharmacology ... #diagnosis #psychiatry
Medications Contributing to Dysgeusia

Antimicrobial medicines	Macrolides, fluoroquinolones, ampicillin, metronidazole, tetracycline, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, amphotericin B, terbinafine and other antimycotic
other antimycotic drugs ... anti-depressants Psychiatric ... Dysgeusia #Induced #Drugs ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Pharmacology
Drug-Induced Urinary Retention

Drug-induced urinary retention is very common and can be caused by many classes of
many classes of medication ... acetylcholine (ACh ... via decreased ACh-mediated ... #differential #diagnosis ... #pharmacology
Lithium Therapy for Bipolar Disorder 
Toxicity Levels: 
 - Mild (1-1.5 mEq/L) 
 - Moderate (1.6-2.5
and diuretics all ... Lithium is a medication ... include these drugs ... BPD #Toxicity #Pharmacology ... #Psychiatry
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection and Disease in HIV-AIDS
Treating LTBI (to prevent TB disease)
Indications:
prevent TB disease) Indications ... select anti-TB drugs ... and molecular diagnostic ... recommended for all ... infections #HIVAIDS #pharmacology