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DSMV Improvements in Bipolar Disorder Diagnosis
#diagnosis #DSM5 #Psychiatry #Criteria #BipolarDisorder #BPD #changes
DSMV Improvements ... Diagnosis #diagnosis #DSM5 ... BipolarDisorder #BPD
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 ... #Hypertension #Management
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
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 ... Guideline for the Management ... and 5.4 #EBM #Management ... #Pharmacology #
Pharmacologic Treatment of Hyperthyroidism

#Hyperthyroidism #Treatment #Management #Pharmacology #Medications #Comparison #Table #Endocrinology #AAFP #Propylthiouracil #Methimazole
Pharmacologic Treatment ... Hyperthyroidism #Treatment #Management ... #Pharmacology #
Pharmacologic Options for Management of Excited Delirium 
Benzodiazepines
 - Diazepam 
 - Lorazepam 
 - Midazolam
Pharmacologic Options ... for Management ... Excited #Delirium #Management ... #Pharmacology #
Mild Acne Treatment - Comedones (black/whiteheads), +/- few pustules 
1. Benzoyl Peroxide (BP) 
2. Topical Retinoid
retinoid BP ... antibiotic BP ... First line pharmacologic ... Treatment #Mild #Management ... #Comedones #Pharmacology
Pharmacologic prophylaxis of VTE in selected clinical scenarios.

Enoxaparin 
Dalteparin 
Fondaparinux 
Dabigatran 
Unfractionated Heparin
Warfarin 
Aspirin 

#prophylaxis #VTE
Pharmacologic prophylaxis ... #Medications #management ... #indications #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
Oral Antihypertensive Medications - Selection by Comorbidities
Comorbidities: 
 • Stable Angina, HFpEF, HFrEF, AFib, TAA/Marfan, Aortic
• Supine HTN, BPH ... Comorbidities #pharmacology ... #table #management