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Topical drug formulations, comparison and considerations

#pharmacology #table #medications #comparison #drugs #treatment #pharmacotherapy #dermatology
Topical drug formulations ... considerations #pharmacology ... medications #comparison #drugs ... #treatment #pharmacotherapy ... #dermatology
Drugs Implicated in Hemolytic Anemia
 • Hapten (Drug binding to RBC membrane): Penicillin, Cephalosporin, Tetracycline, Tolbutamide,
Drugs Implicated ... Anemia • Hapten (Drug ... Autoantibody (induction ... #differential #diagnosis ... #pharmacology #
Neurological Side Effects of Antipsychotic Drugs
Acute dystonia - Spasm of muscles of tongue, face, neck, back
Antiparkinsonian agents are diagnostic ... risk • Tx: Dose reduction ... months or years of treatment ... months or years of treatment ... #SideEffects #pharmacology
Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms (DRESS)
Definition: 
 • Severe adverse drug reaction, characterized by
Drug Reaction with ... Criteria for Diagnosis ... disease: symptomatic treatment ... DRESS #Syndrome #dermatology ... #diagnosis #management
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
- Differential Diagnosis ... → Refer to hematology ... Rebound effect from treatment ... syndrome, POEMS • Reaction ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Thromboelastogram Interpretation
Reaction Time (R Value):
 - Time till initiation of fibrin clot
 - Treatment: FFP, protamine
K
Interpretation Reaction ... fibrin clot - Treatment ... interaction - Treatment ... Thromboelastography #diagnosis ... #coagulation #hematology
Causes of Bleeding / Bruising - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Thrombocytopenia - Quantitative Defect
 • Decreased Production
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Decreased Production ... Congenital - Rare • Drugs ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Jaundice - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pre-Hepatic - Unconjugated Hyperbilirubinemia
Increased Production
 • Hemolysis
 • Ineffective Erythropoiesis
 • Hematoma
Decreased
- Differential Diagnosis ... Hyperbilirubinemia Increased Production ... • Sepsis • Drugs ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Algorithm #Causes #Hepatology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Decreased Production:
 - Drugs (chemo, yang, sulfa, acetaminophen, NSAIDs, quinine,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Framework Decreased Production ... : - Drugs (chemo ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Framework #hematology
Managing warfarin INR

Warfarin dosage must be individualized according to the patient's response to the drug, and
response to the drug ... management #algorithm #pharmacology ... #treatment #medications ... decisionaid #cardiology #hematology