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Antiplatelet Drugs and their Actions

- Amy Chung, MD, MSc
@AmyChung

#Antiplatelet #Medications #Pharmacology #Pathophysiology #Drugs #Agents #COX #GIIbIIIa
Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... #Medications #Pharmacology ... #Pathophysiology
Coagulation Cascade and Anticoagulant Sites of Action

- Amy Chung, MD, MSc https://twitter.com/AmyChung

#AntiCoagulation #Cascade #Anticoagulants #Medications #Pharmacology
Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... #Medications #Pharmacology ... #Pathophysiology
Spondylosis - Pathogenesis and Complications

Vertebral disease that may compress the vertebral canal from all sides
Note: Do
vertebral canal from all ... #Spondylosis #pathophysiology ... #msk #complications
Hydroxyurea - Pathophysiology and Benefits in Sickle Cell Disease
 • Decreases number of pain crises (
Hydroxyurea - Pathophysiology ... vs. 1) • Fewer ACS ... Benefits #SickleCell #pathophysiology ... #pharmacology
Mechanisms of Drug-Induced Hyperkalemia 
 • Direct renin inhibitor (Aliskiren)
 • Renin release inhibition (NSAIDs, Beta-Blockers)
Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE ... • Exogenous (KCL ... differential #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #pharmacology #
Alternatives to opioids for pain management in the emergency department decreases opioid usage and maintains patient
opioids for pain management ... indication #Management ... #Pharmacology # ... Pathways #Table #MSK
Central Nervous System Pharmacology - Somatic and Autonomic Receptors
Somatic
 • Rocuronium -> Non-depolarizing (reversible competitive inhibitors)
Nervous System Pharmacology ... the levels of Ach ... and Digest” - Ach ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... Autonomic #Receptors #Pharmacology
Beta-Blockers in Cirrhosis
 • Pathophysiology
 • Indications:  Prevention of decompensation, Prevention of first variceal bleeding,
in Cirrhosis • Pathophysiology ... Cirrhosis #hepatology #management ... #pharmacology #
Drugs that Impair Renal Potassium Excretion 

Decreased ENaC channel function: Amiloride, Triamterene, Pentamidine
Decreased Aldosterone Synthesis: Heparin,
Aldosterone Release: ACE ... #Hyperkalemia #Pathophysiology ... #Pharmacology #
MDRO: Multiple Drug Resistant Organism (Stenehjem E et al. Clin Infect Dis. 2016; 63(10): 1273-1280)

#AntibioticClassificationSchema #Antibiotics
Stenehjem E et al ... MDRO #clinical #management ... #pharmacology