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Shock and Vasoactive Drugs 
1) Determine type and etiology of shock
 • Distributive: Sepsis, Anaphylaxis, Neurogenic
pharmacology ... #pharmacology # ... inopressors #diagnosis ... #management #comparison ... #table
Acute Pancreatitis - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Epigastric abdominal pain (90%, characteristically
and Management ... surgery, Trauma, Drugs ... PUD (posterior), Anatomic ... Imaging findings Workup ... #Gastroenterology
First Generation Anti-Psychotics: Mechanisms and Side Effects
Typical/Conventional Anti-Psychotics - Examples: Haloperidol, Chlorpromazine

ACh M1 antagonist - Block
body (mouth, gut, eyes ... arterioles -> less able ... irreversible • Drug ... #SideEffects #pharmacology ... #diagnosis #psychiatry
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
• Immunologic Workup ... • Immunologic Workup ... sle #comparison #table ... #rheumatology #diagnosis ... #management
Additional Modalities for Workup of GI Bleed (Other than EGD + Colonoscopy)

Pill endoscopy
 • Able to
Modalities for Workup ... stricture, limited anatomic ... Bleed #GIBleed #management ... #gastroenterology ... #table #imaging
Can’t Intubate, Can’t Oxygenate (CICO) - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
This is the last resort when
optimal airway management ... neuromuscular blocking drug ... the laryngeal anatomy ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Unexplained hypotension
• Unexplained bronchospasm (wheeze may be absent
immediately. ❼ Give drugs ... as patient is stable ... annotate notes/drug ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EoE) - Topical Corticosteroids
 • Liquid - Budesonide - 1 mg PO BID -
viscosity (1mg of drug ... is available Gastroenterology ... #Esophagitis #EoE ... Corticosteroids #management ... #pharmacology
Diagnosis and Management of Achalasia - ACG Guidelines

Who to suspect?
 • Patients presenting with progressive dysphagia
Diagnosis and Management ... Botulinum toxin • Pharmacologic ... Cindy Ye @EmoryGastroHep ... #Management #ACG ... #Guidelines #gastroenterology
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection and Disease in HIV-AIDS
Treating LTBI (to prevent TB disease)
Indications:
and molecular diagnostic ... Please refer to the table ... below for TB drug ... Prevention #Treatment #management ... infections #HIVAIDS #pharmacology