8 results
Shock and Vasoactive Drugs 
1) Determine type and etiology of shock
 • Distributive: Sepsis, Anaphylaxis, Neurogenic
Disease, Mechanical Defect ... pharmacology ... #pharmacology # ... inopressors #diagnosis ... management #comparison #table
GLP-1 Receptor Agonists - Pharmacology Summary
Mechanisms of Action: Stimulate glucose-dependent insulin release from the pancreas (GLP-1
GLP-1 Receptor Agonists ... - Pharmacology ... Ozempic), or daily tablet ... #Pharmacology # ... DM2 #diabetes #endocrinology
DPP-4 Inhibitors - Pharmacology Summary
Mechanisms of Action: Inhibits DPP-4 (dipeptidyl peptidase 4), which normally inactivates GLP-1
4 Inhibitors - Pharmacology ... GLP-I receptor agonist ... failure Common Side Effects ... DPP4 #Inhibitors #Pharmacology ... DM2 #diabetes #endocrinology
Sedative-Hypnotic Drugs
Benzodiazepines:
 - Bind to specific GABAA receptor subunits at central nervous system (CNS) neuronal synapses
Sedative-Hypnotic Drugs ... 5-HT-Receptor Agonist ... uncertain: - Partial agonist ... #medications #pharmacology ... #comparison #table
Rybelsus (oral semaglutide) - First Oral GLP-1 Agonist
Dosing:
3 mg daily x 30 days, then 7 mg
order for the drug ... to remain stable ... to ensure the drug ... semaglutide #Diabetes #Pharmacology ... #Endocrinology
Summary of actions of some Cholinergic Agonists

Bethanechol 
• Used in treatment of urinary retention 
• Binds
some Cholinergic Agonists ... Edrophonium • Used for diagnosis ... #Cholinergic #Agonists ... #Pharmacology # ... Table #Summary
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
Acromegaly - Diagnosis ... Macroadenoma direct effects ... pachydermoperiostosis, drugs ... Pegvisomant) ± D2 agonist ... #Management #Endocrinology
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