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Drugs Used in Coronary Artery Disease 
 • Nitrates
 • Ca2+ Channel Blockers
 • Beta-Blockers
 •
Artery Disease ... + Channel Blockers ... #disease #CAD # ... #pharmacology # ... table
Vasospastic (Prinzmetal) Angina
Definition / Epidemiology:
 • Rest angina attributed to coronary artery vasospasm.
 • Patients often
attributed to coronary artery ... changes ... • Transient ST segment ... changes on tele ... Prinzmetal #Angina #cardiology
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Epicardial artery ... dissection • Sodium-channel ... blocking drugs ... #cardiology #ecg
Neurological Side Effects of Antipsychotic Drugs
Acute dystonia - Spasm of muscles of tongue, face, neck, back
Antiparkinsonian agents are diagnostic ... Reduce dose or change ... Dose reduction; change ... days after stopping ... #SideEffects #pharmacology
Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Gross Hematuria: Red/Dark urine
 • 1ml blood/liter urine can induce color change
- Differential Diagnosis ... blood/liter urine can ... induce color change ... thrombosis • Renal artery ... Postpartum • Drugs
Scleroderma Like Conditions - Differential Diagnosis
Eosinophilic Fasciitis:
 - Orange peel induration (peau d'orange) of proximal extremities
- Differential Diagnosis ... increased mortality; changes ... immunocompromised host Drug ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #comparison #table
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
simply a clinical diagnosis ... Vasodilators) which augment ... algorithm #management #cardiology ... #treatment #table ... icu #clinical #pharmacology
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
rheumatic fever after ... include: infections (HSV ... malignancies, and drugs ... Erythemas #comparison #table ... #differential #diagnosis
Subacute Thyroiditis

Also known as: de Quervain’s thyroiditis, granulomatous thyroiditis, or viral thyroiditis

What?
Postviral inflammatory process caused by
The follicular changes ... several months after ... weeks • Symptoms can ... anti-inflammatory drugs ... endocrinology #thyroid #diagnosis