1712 results
A practical guide to starting levothyroxine therapy
Calculate full replacement dose: 1.6 mcg/kg/day
Young, otherwise healthy patient:
 •
60 mins before breakfast ... levothyroxine #synthroid
Synthroid color-coded tablets and initial dosing

#pharmacology #dosing #medications #drugs #overview
Synthroid color-coded
Levothyroxine tablet strengths are also color coded. Depending on the tablet shape (round vs oval) and
Levothyroxine #Synthroid
Schema for Unintentional Weight Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Weight Loss without Inflammation:
 • Decreased Intake: Food
Antidepressants, Synthroid
Breakfast and weight loss - BMJ Visual Abstract

Reviewing the effects of breakfast consumption 
on body weight
Breakfast and weight ... the effects of breakfast ... Addition of breakfast ... of established breakfast ... habit #Breakfast
Levothyroxine. Synthetic thyroid hormone approved for hypothyroidism and inducing TSH suppression. #1 most prescribed drug in
. #1 most prescribed ... Levothyroxine #Synthroid
CHA2DS2VASc vs HAS-BLED scores for stroke risk and bleed risk on anticoagulation

C	Congestive Heart Failure	1

H	Hypertension	1

A2	Age >75	2

D	Diabetes Mellitus	1

S2	Stroke,
Heart Failure 1 ... H Hypertension 1 ... Diabetes Mellitus 1 ... A Age >65 1 ... Category Female 1
Likelihood Ratios - Probability
Remember 2/5/10 and 15/30/45:
 • LR of 2 increases the probability by 15%
by 45% Remember 1/ ... 2, 1/5, and 1/10 ... • LR of 1/2 decreases ... by 15% • LR of 1/ ... by 30% • LR of 1/
Rheumatoid Arthritis - 2020 ACR-EULAR Classification
≥ 6 of 10 points = definite RA
Joint Involvement:
Involvement: 1 ... large joints - 1 ... points 1-3 small ... joints (at least 1 ... (need at least 1)
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
100 Wide (1) ... - Regular (1) ... Irregular (1) ... - HR < 60 (1) ... / Mobitz - , 3:1,