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Antiarrhythmics - Sodium Channel Blockers
Subclasses, Mechanisms, Indications, Side Effects
la - Quinidine, Procainamide
lb - Lidocaine, Mexiletine
Ic -
Subclasses, Mechanisms, Indications ... #Blockers #ClassI ... #Na #cardiology ... #pharmacology # ... table #comparison
Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) Definitions - Stable Angina, Unstable Angina, NSTEMI, STEMI
1 STABLE ANGINA - Angina
Coronary Syndrome (ACS ... thrombus formation causes ... changes and a rise ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #ACS #Unstable
Daliresp (Roflumilast) 
Indication: Reduce risk of COPD exacerbations 
Drug Class: Selective Phosphodiesterase-4 (PDE4) Inhibitor 
GOLD 2019
exacerbations Drug Class ... tablet once daily ... have been a few changes ... the use of this medication ... #Pharmacology #
Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

BRADI Mnemonic
 • BRASH/Hyperkalemia
 • Reduced oxygen/Glucose/Temp
 • ACS
 • Drugs
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Glucose/Temp • ACS ... Heart block Medications ... blockers • Calcium channel ... #causes #cardiology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
dependent DM ACS ... ASA class If ... event, follow ACC ... indication of AC ... • <12mo since ACS
Diagnosis and Management of Achalasia - ACG Guidelines

Who to suspect?
 • Patients presenting with progressive dysphagia
of Achalasia - ACG ... barium or the classic ... Botulinum toxin • Pharmacologic ... : Calcium channel ... #Management #ACG
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
thiazidic, PPI, ACE ... cutaneous DIL), anti-Sm ... druginduced #lupus #sle #comparison ... #table #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #management
Drug-Induced Urinary Retention

Drug-induced urinary retention is very common and can be caused by many classes of
of medication. ... acetylcholine (ACh ... via decreased ACh-mediated ... #differential #diagnosis ... #pharmacology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... • Avoid ARB/ACE-I ... • Account for changes ... GDMT meds (e.g., ACE ... #management #cardiology