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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 ... #Symptoms
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 ... #Symptoms
Reported Mechanisms and Toxicity of Investigational Treatments for SARS-COV-2
Chloroquine and Hydroxychloroquine
 • Mechanisms: Interference with ligand
neuropsychiatric effects ... hearing loss, GI symptoms ... : Drug-drug interactions ... combined with certain medications ... #Toxicology #Medications
Hydroxychloroquine is an antimalarial & DMARD (disease modifying antirheumatic drug). It is currently being discussed as
antirheumatic drug ... monitor for retinal toxicity ... (increased BB toxicity ... who require this medication ... Hydroxychloroquine #HCQ #Pharmacology
Lithium Therapy for Bipolar Disorder 
Toxicity Levels: 
 - Mild (1-1.5 mEq/L) 
 - Moderate (1.6-2.5
Common Side Effects ... Symptoms: tremor ... Lithium is a medication ... #Pharmacology # ... Psychiatry
Sedative-Hypnotic Drugs
Benzodiazepines:
 - Bind to specific GABAA receptor subunits at central nervous system (CNS) neuronal synapses
Sedative-Hypnotic Drugs ... or withdrawal symptoms ... sedative-hypnotic drugs ... Sedative #Hypnotic #Drugs ... #medications #pharmacology
Antiobesity Drugs and Their Effects
Orlistat
 • GI Lipase inhibitor
 • Reduces lipid absorption
 • Toxicity: Decreased
Antiobesity Drugs ... and Their Effects ... absorption • Toxicity ... #Antiobesity #Drugs ... #medications #pharmacology
Clozapine Toxicology
Clozapine is an atypical antipsychotic most often reserved for use in patients who have treatment-resistant
effect on negative symptoms ... antipsychotic drugs ... common adverse effects ... #Toxicology #Toxicity ... #Diagnosis #Pharmacology
First Generation Anti-Psychotics: Mechanisms and Side Effects
Typical/Conventional Anti-Psychotics - Examples: Haloperidol, Chlorpromazine

ACh M1 antagonist - Block
Mechanisms and Side Effects ... Extrapyramidal Symptoms ... irreversible • Drug ... #SideEffects #pharmacology ... #diagnosis #psychiatry
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
the posterior occipital ... Neurological symptoms ... Electrolyte abnormality, Medication ... /Drug toxicity, ... the posterior occipital