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Syncope - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neurocardiogenic:
 • Vasovagal
 • Orthostatic Hypotension
 • Autonomic Neuropathy
 • Situational (micturition,
Tachyarrhythmia: • VT/VFib ... • AFib/AFlutter ... • Sick Sinus Syndrome ... • Tachy-Brady Syndrome ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
degeneration/MV prolapse ... (Marfan syndrome ... , Ehler-Danlos syndrome ... /redundant and prolapse ... hypereosinophilic syndrome
Oral Antihypertensive Medications - Selection by Comorbidities
Comorbidities: 
 • Stable Angina, HFpEF, HFrEF, AFib, TAA/Marfan, Aortic
HFpEF, HFrEF, AFib ... Comorbidities #pharmacology ... #table #management
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
abberancy - N B Afib ... DANGER (4) Vfib ... Irregular (1) A fib ... (2) Sick Sinus Syndrome ... 200ms from longer pause
Causes of Ischemic Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Important to determine and treat the etiology behind because
Causes of Ischemic ... • Arrhythmias: Afib ... Antiphospholipid syndrome ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes
IBS-C Pharmacotherapy

Polyethylene glycol
Lubiprostone
Linaclotide
Plecanatide
Tegaserod
Tenapanor

#IBSC #IBS #Constipation #Irritable #Bowel #Syndrome #pharmacology #table #comparison #management #treatment
Irritable #Bowel #Syndrome ... #pharmacology # ... table #comparison #management
IBS-D Pharmacotherapy

Loperamide
Rifaximin
Eluxadoline
Alosetron
Antispasmodics
Tricyclic antidepressants
SSRIs

#IBSD #IBS #Diarrhea #Irritable #Bowel #Syndrome #pharmacology #table #comparison #management #treatment
Irritable #Bowel #Syndrome ... #pharmacology # ... table #comparison #management
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
 •
Cauda Equina Syndrome ... - Emergency Causes ... disc herniation, prolapse ... post surgical • prolapse ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Anticonvulsants as Mood Stabilizers: Mechanism and Side-effect
Examples: Valproate, Carbamazepine, Lamotrigine
 • Mild anticholinergic effect -> Drowsiness
Stevens-Johnson Syndrome ... Withdrawal seizure, relapse ... Systemic effect -> Nausea ... Pathophysiology #Psychiatry #Pharmacology
Serotonin Syndrome Drug Precipitants and Pharmacology
↑ Serotonin Formation: Tryptophan, Oxitriptan
↑ Serotonin Release: Amphetamines, Cocaine, Mirtazapine
↑ Serotonin
Serotonin Syndrome ... Precipitants and Pharmacology ... ucsdim #Serotonin #Syndrome ... #Pharmacology # ... medications #causes