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Anti-infective stewardship, including tips for using anti-infectives wisely, criteria for stepdown from IV to PO dosage
including tips for using ... dosage forms and conversion ... #pharmacology #antibiotics ... table #treatment #drugs
Hypersensitivity: Summary
Type I Hypersensitivity:
 • Immunological Mediator: lgE
 • Immunological Target: Allergen Molecules
 • Ex: Antibiotic
Immunological Target: Allergen ... Molecules • Ex: Antibiotic ... Penicillin-induced drug ... #Types #Classification ... #Diagnosis #Definitions
Pediatric Vomiting - Gastrointestinal and Systemic Causes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hepatobiliary:
 • Acute Hepatitis
 • Acute
Poisoning • Food Allergy ... Tract Infection Drugs ... /Toxins: • Chemotherapy ... • Antibiotics ... Carbon Monoxide High
Antiplatelet Conversion - Switching Between P2Y12 Inhibitors
Oral P2Y12 inhibitors vary in potency and pharmacokinetic and dynamic
Antiplatelet Conversion ... P2Y12 inhibitors during ... Drug interactions ... Change Between High ... ticagrelor #prasugrel #pharmacology
Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PseudoHyperkalemia:
 • Lab error
 • Traumatic venipuncture
 • Hemolysis, thrombocytosis, leukocytosis
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... phlebotomy High ... controlled DM • Chemotherapy ... reactions Common Drugs ... Beta blockers • Antibiotics
Hypersensitivity Types and Their Mechanisms
Type I - lgE - Soluble antigen
 - Allergen-specific lgE antibodies bind
When the specific allergen ... allergies, and drug ... blood types or during ... Hypersensitivity #Types #Classification ... #Diagnosis #Reactions
Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PseudoHyperkalemia:
 • Lab error
 • Traumatic venipuncture
 • Hemolysis, thrombocytosis, leukocytosis
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... phlebotomy High ... controlled DM • Chemotherapy ... reactions Common Drugs ... Beta blockers • Antibiotics
Causes of Pseudocellulitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Cellulitis Mimics

Cellulitis: Deep skin and subcutaneous fat infection

Pseudo
avoid unnecessary antibiotics ... and avoid allergic ... inappropriate antibiotic ... Misdiagnosis as high ... Pseudocellulitis: • Drug
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
Excessive insulation, high ... (→ 3-14) e.g. during ... transfusion • Allergic ... anaphylaxis (→ 3-1) Drug ... Anesthesia #Checklist #Diagnosis
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
- Differential Diagnosis ... downsloping - Coving ... • Short QT, high ... Sodium-channel blocking drugs ... #differential #diagnosis