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Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD)
The term "Muscular dystrophy" refers to a group of inherited progressive muscle disorders.
Duchenne Muscular ... Dystrophy (DMD) ... Guillaume Duchenne ... #Duchenne #MuscularDystrophy ... #DMD #Diagnosis
Causes of Peripheral Weakness without Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Objective Weakness
 • Cardio-pulmonary disease
- Differential Diagnosis ... Polymyositis • Duchenne ... Muscular Dystrophy ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Typical Withdrawal Characteristics of Various Opiates / Time course of opiate withdrawal. 
- Half-life
- Onset of
- Half-life ... Timecourse #timeline #pharmacology ... #diagnosis
Cardiomyopathies 

Manifestations of cardiomyopathy (CM) range from microscopic alterations in cardiac myocytes to fulminant Heart Failure
Duchenne-Becker ... dystrophy, Neurofibromatosis ... Cardiomyopathies #cardiology #diagnosis
Amiodarone Toxicity and Monitoring

Tremor Ataxia 
Ocular neuritis 
Corneal Microdeposits 
Bradycardia 
Pulmonary fibrosis 
Hepatotoxicity 
Blue-gray skin
Distribution - Half ... SideEffects #Adverse #Diagnosis ... #Management #Pharmacology
Amiodarone Thyroid Complications
Amiodarone: 
 - iodine-rich, similar structure to T4, with half life up to 100d
structure to T4, with half ... endocrinology #diagnosis ... #pharmacology
Clozapine Toxicology
Clozapine is an atypical antipsychotic most often reserved for use in patients who have treatment-resistant
– elimination half-life ... Toxicology #Toxicity #Diagnosis ... #Pharmacology
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
ICU due to short half-life ... No pharmacologic ... (Haldol) - No pharmacologic ... #CriticalCare #diagnosis
Toxic Alcohol Ingestion: Methanol
Solvent found in cleaning and printing solutions, adhesives, stains, paint removers,
antifreeze agent in
gasoline additive Pharmacology ... minutes, elimination half-life ... osmolal gap #Diagnosis