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DSMV Improvements in Bipolar Disorder Diagnosis
#diagnosis #DSM5 #Psychiatry #Criteria #BipolarDisorder #BPD #changes
DSMV Improvements ... Diagnosis #diagnosis #DSM5 ... BipolarDisorder #BPD
Beta Blocker approximate dose equivalents

Carvedilol 12.5 mg BlD 
Labetalol 100 mg BID 
Atenolol 50 mg daily
Carvedilol 12.5 mg BlD ... Labetalol 100 mg BID ... Propranolol 40 mg BID ... Metoprolol 50 mg BID ... equivalents #Conversion #Pharmacology
ACEI Antihypertensive Dose Comparison. Consider divided (BID) regimen for better pre-dose (trough) BP control for the
Consider divided (BID ... pre-dose (trough) BP ... Monitor BP, potassium ... Dosing #Conversion #Pharmacology
Metoprolol and Carvedilol - Immediate to Extended Release Dose Conversions

Metoprolol 
Immediate (tartrate) -> Extended (succinate) 
25
mg daily 50 mg BID ... daily 100 mg BID ... (ER) 3.125 mg BID ... daily 25 mg BID ... Dose #Conversion #Pharmacology
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:
pharmacotherapy trials in BPD ... following outcomes: BPD ... the UK national BPD ... EBM #Management #Pharmacology ... #BPD #Borderline
Apixaban Dose Adjustments in Atrial Fibrillation - ABCDs

Age > 80 years 
Body Weight <60kg 
Creatinine >=
dose from 5mg bid ... to 2.5 mg bid ... Reduction #Eliquis #Pharmacology
Mild Acne Treatment - Comedones (black/whiteheads), +/- few pustules 
1. Benzoyl Peroxide (BP) 
2. Topical Retinoid
Benzoyl Peroxide (BP ... retinoid BP ... antibiotic BP ... First line pharmacologic ... Management #Comedones #Pharmacology
Intrapartum Abnormal Fetal HR Tracing - Causes of Bradycardia and Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Abnormal Variability:
Tachycardia - Differential ... Variability (< 5 bpm ... Variability (> 25 bpm ... FetalHeartRate #Tracing #Differential
Nail Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Nail Plate Abnormality
 - Trachyonychia
 - Discoloration
 - Onycholysis
 - Pitting
Nail Changes - Differential ... Clubbing Nail Bed ... #fingernails #Differential
DOAC: Cheat Sheet - Atrial Fibrillation, VTE Prophylaxis, VTE and Renal Dosing

Renal Dosing:
Apixaban (25% renal clearance):
Age > 80: 2.5 mg bid ... dialysis patients 5mg bid ... CrCl 15-30 75 mg bid ... Anticoagulation #Hematology #Pharmacology