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Clozapine blood monitoring for side effects of agranulocytosis and granulocytopenia

#management #psychiatry #antipsychotics #pharmacology #medications #dosing #clozapine
monitoring for side effects ... granulocytopenia #management ... #psychiatry #antipsychotics ... #pharmacology # ... medications #dosing
Stress Dose Steroids - Indications and Dosing

SUPPRESSED HPA AXIS:
 prednisone >20mg/day x 3 weeks or more
Dose Steroids - Indications ... and Dosing SUPPRESSED ... #Dosing #Endocrinology ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Pharmacology
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
Unintentional Weight Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Malnutrition:
 • Limited access to food
 • Anorexia
 • Disorders
- Differential Diagnosis ... Dysphagia • Psychiatric ... health issues • Medication ... side effects ... disease • Protein losing
DPP4 Inhibitors - Normal and Renal Dosing

Increase Incretins (GLP-I & GIP) -> Stimulates Insulin, Inhibits Glucagon
Normal and Renal Dosing ... very tolerable medication ... Inhibitors #Renal #Dosing ... #Pharmacology # ... Management #Diabetes
A quick infographic describing some of the common reversal agents used by anesthesiologists, their mechanism of
mechanism of action, dosing ... considerations, and adverse effects ... reversal #agents #management ... anesthesiology #treatment #medications ... Pharmacology of
Pearls for Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder

First-line pharmacotherapies for moderate to severe AUD include naltrexone and
acamprosate Common side effects ... high risk for using ... #UseDisorder #Management ... Screening #Addiction #Medications ... #Pharmacology
Alcohol Use Disorder: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 • Tolerance (reduced sensitivity to effects of EtOH)
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sensitivity to effects ... spent pursuing / using ... Pathophysiology #Diagnosis ... #Signs #Symptoms ... #Psychiatry
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) - Summary

GERD: Diagnosis
• Heartburn (substernal burning sensation) and acid regurgitation
• Chest pain
Extraesophageal
Summary GERD: Diagnosis ... 3 hours before going ... adverse effects ... Reflux #Disease #diagnosis ... #management #Gastroenterology