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Treatment Schema for Standard-Risk Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Induction: 
 • Vincristine, Steroid (dexamethasone), L-Asparaginase, Intrathecal (IT) methotrexate
Consolidation
Treatment Schema ... Consolidation & CNS ... given throughout treatment ... #timeline #oncology ... #pediatrics #peds
Summary of actions of some Cholinergic Agonists

Bethanechol 
• Used in treatment of urinary retention 
• Binds
Bethanechol • Used in treatment ... during ocular surgery ... as first-line treatments ... in ophthalmic surgery ... Cholinergic #Agonists #Pharmacology
Atopic Dermatitis - Topical Treatment Options 
First Line: Topical Corticosteroids 
  - High Potency: Betamethasone
Dermatitis - Topical Treatment ... therapy is non-pharmacologic ... patients using TCS ... products do not work ... Dermatitis #Topical #Treatment
Candidemia Workup and Management - IDSA Guidelines
1) Antibiotics
 • Empiric: Echinocandins (e.g. micafungin) for most patients
Candidemia Workup ... unless clinical concern ... Additional metastatic workup ... Consider: Spine, CNS ... #candidiasis #treatment
Septic Arthritis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical Exam: hot, swollen, pain with passive AND active ROM
viral arthritis Workup ... arthritis diagnosis Treatment ... 90% sensitive in pediatrics ... cervical, anal Cxs ... patient admitted for treatment
Testicular Cancer - Treatment Related Toxicities

Bleomycin, Cisplatin, Etoposide, lfosfamide
Tinnitus & Hearing Loss
Neurotoxicity
Pulmonary Fibrosis
Hypotension
Nephrotoxicity
Skin Hyperpigmentation
Hemorrhagic Cystitis
Myelosuppression
Peripheral Neuropathy

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Testicular Cancer ... - Treatment Related ... #Testicular #Cancer ... toxicology #Toxicities #pharmacology ... #oncology
(DOAC interactions) Cancer-treatment specific inducers (↑) and inhibitors (↓)
of cytochrome p450 CYP3A4 and P-glycoprotein.

DOACs are substrates
interactions) Cancer-treatment ... #Chemotherapy #Oncology ... Interactions #Table #Pharmacology
Acute Pancreatitis - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Epigastric abdominal pain (90%, characteristically
• Other: ERCP/surgery ... Infectious, Ischemia, Cancer ... Imaging findings Workup ... , gallstones), CT ... Diagnosis #Management #Treatment
Pheochromocytoma - Diagnosis and Management Summary
10 percent rule = 10% of pheochromocytomas are extra-adrenal, multiple, bilateral,
bilateral, malignant, pediatric ... and Signs: 50% pts ... of anesthesia, surgery ... management and then surgery ... Beta blockers cancel
Summary of meta-analysis of pharmacotherapy trials in BPD
https://www.cochrane.org/CD005652/BEHAV_psychological-therapies-borderline-personality-disorder
Meta-analyses of RCTs were undertaken for the following outcomes:
Meta-analyses of RCTs ... psychopathology, anger ... compared the study treatment ... with ‘treatment ... EBM #Management #Pharmacology