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Drug Induced Liver Injury (DILI) - Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm
DILI suspicion
Features toxic aetiology: Skin involvement, Kidney injury,
DILI) - Stepwise Diagnosis ... Algorithm DILI ... /HDS treatments ... hepatitis #DILI #DrugInduced ... #Algorithm #hepatology
Neurological Side Effects of Antipsychotic Drugs
Acute dystonia - Spasm of muscles of tongue, face, neck, back
Antiparkinsonian agents are diagnostic ... months or years of treatment ... months or years of treatment ... #Medications #SideEffects ... #pharmacology #
Back to the "10 Need to Know" series - Drug Therapeutic Target Levels. 

For lithium, target
Know" series - Drug ... vary depending on treatment ... Ranges #Toxicology #Pharmacology ... #Diagnosis #Table
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 ... #table #pharmacotherapy
Numerous drugs taken by elderly persons can affect water balance by direct action on the kidney
Numerous drugs taken ... on the kidney (Table ... #Diagnosis #Pharmacology ... #Medications #DrugInduced
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
constitutional symptoms • Treatment ... life-threatening • Treatment ... Lupusreference #druginduced ... sle #comparison #table ... #rheumatology #diagnosis
Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Toxicity

Main Toxicities: Colitis,  
Pneumonitis, Skin adverse events, Endocrine dysfunction, 
Hepatitis,  
Myocarditis,
Complications and Treatment ... Toxicity #Toxicities #SideEffects ... #Table #Diagnosis ... #Pharmacology #
First Generation Anti-Psychotics: Mechanisms and Side Effects
Typical/Conventional Anti-Psychotics - Examples: Haloperidol, Chlorpromazine

ACh M1 antagonist - Block
arterioles -> less able ... irreversible • Drug ... FirstGeneration #Mechanisms #SideEffects ... #pharmacology # ... diagnosis #psychiatry
Drug Induced Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
> 100 drugs have been associated with drug-induced SLE
High risk (>5%):
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Drug Induced Systemic ... for 1 year of treatment ... Lupusreference #DrugInduced ... #pharmacology # ... #differential #diagnosis
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
& Dry) is the treatment ... #algorithm #management ... #cardiology #treatment ... #table #foamed ... icu #clinical #pharmacology