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Fibrates - Gemfibrozil and Fenofibrate 
Mechanism: activates PPAR alpha
Lipid Effects:
 - Decrease TG by 30-50%
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Fibrates - Gemfibrozil ... 0-20% The Fibrate ... /ambcarerx #Fibrates
Nitrates - Pharmacology

#Pharmacology #Nitrates #Vasodilators #Vasodilation
Nitrates - Pharmacology ... #Pharmacology #Nitrates
Atrial Fibrillation - Diagnosis, Causes, Presentations
Causes (PIRATES):
 - Pulmonary embolism 
 - Ischemia (cardiac) 
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Presentations Causes (PIRATES ... Causes #Mnemonic #PIRATES
PIRATES Mnemonic for the Causes of Atrial Fibrillation

P - Pulmonary Disease, PE
I - Ischemic, Idiopathic
R -
PIRATES Mnemonic ... Apnea, Surgery #PIRATES
Creatine Kinase - Causes of Elevated CK Levels
Acute CK Elevation (Pain > Weakness):
 • RHABDOMYOLYSIS
Medications: statins, fibrates ... Medications- Statins, fibrates
Causes of Proximal Muscle Weakness That May Mimic Inflammatory Myopathy
 • Central or peripheral neurologic disease
Statins - Fibrates
Prescription Fish Oils
Prescription fish oils, Lovaza, and Vascepa, are commonly used for treatment of hypertriglyceridemia (TG
Although fibrates
Median Nerve Anatomy and Function
The Median nerve is the nerve of pre-axial hand function; pinch, delicate
brings the sensory fibres ... and no sensory fibres ... (C8 sensory fibres
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD)
The term "Muscular dystrophy" refers to a group of inherited progressive muscle disorders.
Degeneration of muscle fibres ... cardiac muscle fibres
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Rhabdomyolysis = Destruction of skeletal muscle with leakage of contents into circulation.
drugs (statins, fibrates