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Drugs and Classes Associated with DILI and Type of Liver Injury

#Medications #Differential #DrugInduced #LiverInjury #Hepatology #Pharmacology
Drugs and Classes ... #LiverInjury #Hepatology ... #Pharmacology # ... Causes #DILI
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Antiarrhythmic Drugs

CLASS IA
 • Procainamide, Quinidine, Disopyramide
CLASS 1B
 • Lidocaine, Mexiletine
CLASS 2
 • Propranolol, Esmolol
CLASS 4
Antiarrhythmic Drugs ... CLASS IA • ... #Medications #Classes ... #Classification ... #Pharmacology #
Differential Diagnosis for Hemolytic Anemia
Intrinsic Causes:
 • Enzyme deficiencies ex. G6PD, pyruvate kinase 
 • Hemoglobinopathies
Anemia Intrinsic Causes ... elliptocytosis Extrinsic Causes ... Intravascular Causes ... #classification ... #hematology
Causes of Anemia by Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (<80
Causes of Anemia ... Deficiency • Drugs ... #Anemia #MCV #Classification ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Hematology
Neurological Side Effects of Antipsychotic Drugs
Acute dystonia - Spasm of muscles of tongue, face, neck, back
Antipsychotic Drugs ... variable tremor, mask ... #Medications #SideEffects ... #pharmacology # ... management
Some H1 antihistaminic Drugs in Clinical Use
1st Generation Antihistamines:
Ethanolamjnes - Carbinoxamine (Clistin), Dimenhydrinate (salt of diphenhydramine)(Dramamine),
antihistaminic Drugs ... antihistamines #classification ... #Pharmacology # ... classes #generation
Causes of Fatigue - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Endocrine
 • Hypo/Hyperthyroidism
 • Diabetes
 • Pituitary Insufficiency
 • Adrenal
Causes of Fatigue ... Neoplastic / Hematologic ... Myasthenia Gravis Pharmacologic ... Alcohol) • Drug ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
IDSA - Clinical Strategy to Build an Individualized Treatment Regimen for Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB)
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Regimen for Multi-Drug ... MDR-TB source cases ... , the source case ... Tuberculosis #MDRTB #management ... antimicrobials #regimens #pharmacology
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
10% of all lupus cases ... Positive in 60-80% of cases ... Usual therapeutic management ... comparison #table #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #management
Hydroxychloroquine - Risks and Benefits in Lupus
Benefits:
↓ Disease activity, ↓ Flare, ↓ Damage, ↓ Corticosteroid dose,
Digestive intolerance nausea ... rare with ~100 cases ... Benefits #Lupus #pharmacology ... adverseeffects #sideeffects ... #rheumatology