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Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors: Mechanisms and Side Effects
 • Serotonin Syndrome:
   - Autonomic Hyperactivity:
Mechanisms and Side Effects ... Pathophysiology #Pharmacology ... #SideEffects #Psychiatry ... #Diagnosis #Signs
Serotonin-Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors(SNRIs): Mechanisms and Side Effects

Withdrawal: Dizziness, Diarrhea, Insomnia, Nausea, Vomiting
Serotonin Syndrome - Potentially Life
Mechanisms and Side Effects ... Pathophysiology #Pharmacology ... #SideEffects #Psychiatry ... #Diagnosis #Signs
Medications causing Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration: Diuretics
 • Altered intrarenal autoregulation: ACEIs / ARBs,
decongestants) • Any drug ... anticholinergic effects ... #Medications #Drugs ... #pharmacology # ... differential #diagnosis
First Generation Anti-Psychotics: Mechanisms and Side Effects
Typical/Conventional Anti-Psychotics - Examples: Haloperidol, Chlorpromazine

ACh M1 antagonist - Block
Mechanisms and Side Effects ... arterioles -> less able ... irreversible • Drug ... #SideEffects #pharmacology ... #diagnosis #psychiatry
Numerous drugs taken by elderly persons can affect water balance by direct action on the kidney
Numerous drugs taken ... elderly persons can affect ... on the kidney (Table ... #Diagnosis #Pharmacology ... DrugInduced #List #Differential
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
Paraneoplastic effects ... life-threatening Differential ... test - Cogan sign ... - Peek sign ... precipitated by: Drugs
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Rhabdomyolysis = Destruction of skeletal muscle with leakage of contents into circulation.
Diagnosis Framework ... Differential Diagnosis ... Compression • Genetic Defects ... Lipid-lowering drugs ... #nephrology #table
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
atherosclerotic disease, drug ... purpura: Strong sign ... most commonly affects ... Vasculitis): • Affects ... viral infection, drug
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
 •
Vasculitides - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... vasculitis) - Affects ... Vasculitis • Drug ... purpura: strong sign
Overview of antifungal agents benefits, weaknesses, and adverse effects in the treatment of Coccidioidomycosis.
Fluconazole - Low
weaknesses, and adverse effects ... • Therapeutic drug ... phlebitis, fever, chills ... antifungals #comparison #table ... #pharmacology