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Membrane Actions of Antiarrhythmic Drugs

#Membrane #Channels #Actions #Antiarrhythmic #Drugs #Medications #Pharmacology #Cardiology #Table
Membrane Actions ... Membrane #Channels #Actions ... #Medications #Pharmacology ... #Cardiology #Table
Shock and Vasoactive Drugs 
1) Determine type and etiology of shock
 • Distributive: Sepsis, Anaphylaxis, Neurogenic
vasoactive drug pharmacology ... , Dopamine • Ino-Dilators ... Vasoactive #Drugs #pharmacology ... #inopressors #diagnosis ... management #comparison #table
Drug Treatment of Anaphylaxis and Allergic Reactions
First-Line Therapy 
 - Epinephrine 
 - Oxygen 
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Anaphylaxis and Allergic Reactions ... Anaphylaxis #Management #Pharmacology ... #Table #Medications
Summary table of types of hypersensitivity reactions. 
Type 1
 - Mediators: lgE
 - Antigen Form: Soluble
Summary table of ... hypersensitivity reactions ... lgM antibodies bind ... Acute transfusion reaction ... types #allergy #table
Third Generation Antipsychotics: Mechanisms and Side Effects
(Atypical Anti-Psychotics) Example: Aripiprazole
Dopamine D2 Receptor Partial Agonist
 • Binds
the synapse to bind ... Partial Agonist • Bind ... #SideEffects #pharmacology ... #diagnosis #psychiatry
Hypersensitivity Types and Their Mechanisms
Type I - lgE - Soluble antigen
 - Allergen-specific lgE antibodies bind
lgE antibodies bind ... Pathophysiology #Allergy #Diagnosis ... #Reactions #Table
Anisocoria Evaluation Flow Chart - Differential Diagnosis
1. Check pupillary reaction to light 
2. Measure pupil size.
- Differential Diagnosis ... Check pupillary reaction ... CN III Palsy - Pharmacologic ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Sedative-Hypnotic Drugs
Benzodiazepines:
 - Bind to specific GABAA receptor subunits at central nervous system (CNS) neuronal synapses
Benzodiazepines: - Bind ... Barbituates: - Bind ... Hyponotics: - Bind ... #medications #pharmacology ... #comparison #table
Back to the "10 Need to Know" series - Drug Therapeutic Target Levels. 

For lithium, target
Ranges #Toxicology #Pharmacology ... #Diagnosis #Table
When assessing a patient with acute dyspnea during or shortly following a transfusion, it is challenging
#Diagnosis #Transfusion ... #Reaction #TRALI ... TACO #Comparison #Table