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Migraine - Preventative Treatments

 • Anticonvulsants: *Topiramate, *Sodium valproate, Gabapentin, Pregabalin
 • Antidepressants: Amitriptyline, Venlafaxine, Duloxetine,
- Preventative Treatments ... Anti-Hypertensive Drugs ... #prophylaxis #prevention ... #pharmacology # ... neurology
Acute ED Migraine Therapy and Preventative Therapy Algorithm:
Acute migraine
 • IV NS IL bolus then infusion
Preventative Therapy Algorithm ... 20 mg/min -> Neurology ... Miguel Cortel-LeBlanc ... #treatment #prevention ... #prophylaxis #neurology
An Algorithm for the Management of Seizures

The management of active seizures is algorithmic, starting with a
An Algorithm for ... active seizures is algorithmic ... Pharmacologic treatment ... anti-epileptic drugs ... Management #Emergency #Neurology
Vancomycin Associated Acute Kidney Injury

 • Drug induced acute kidney injury is generally defined as a
Kidney Injury • Drug ... 24-72 hours of drug ... • Treatment includes ... prevention by minimizing ... Vancomycin #AKI #pharmacology
Managing warfarin INR

Warfarin dosage must be individualized according to the patient's response to the drug, and
response to the drug ... #management #algorithm ... #pharmacology # ... treatment #medications ... #table #pharmacotherapy
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
bradycardia, urinary retention ... cardiomyopathy, Horner ... Treatment: • Plasmapheresis ... diagnosis #management #treatment ... #neurology
Migraine Prevention and Prophylaxis
Who to Consider: 
 • ≥ 4 significant headaches or migraine attacks/month
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Migraine Prevention ... acute migraine treatments ... Miguel Cortel-LeBlanc ... #Migraine #treatment ... #neurology #headache
First Generation Anti-Psychotics: Mechanisms and Side Effects
Typical/Conventional Anti-Psychotics - Examples: Haloperidol, Chlorpromazine

ACh M1 antagonist - Block
arterioles -> less able ... -> Prefrontal Cortex ... irreversible • Drug ... #SideEffects #pharmacology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
emphasis placed on prevention ... then placed on prevention ... #differential #algorithm ... #table #foamed ... icu #clinical #pharmacology
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Disseminated Mycobacterium Avium Complex in HIV-AIDS
Preventing 1st Episode of Disseminated
Recommendations for Preventing ... Complex in HIV-AIDS Preventing ... please refer to Table ... #Treatment #management ... infections #HIVAIDS #pharmacology