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Hypertension and Altered Mental Status (AMS) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hypertension:
 • Hypertensive emergency
 • Hypertensive encephalopathy
Hypertension and ... Status (AMS) - Differential ... Sympathomimetic agents ... • Clonidine cessation ... encephalopathy #altered #Differential
FDA-Approved 1st line Medications for Tobacco Cessation Treatment

Nicotine patch, Nicotine lozenge, Nicotine gum, Nicotine inhaler, Nicotine
Medications for Tobacco Cessation ... SR) (tablet) #Pharmacology ... Smoking #Tobacco #Cessation ... #Therapy #Comparison ... #Table #Agents
Pharmacotherapy for Smoking Cessation - Table of Short and Long-Acting Agents:

Long Acting: Nicotine Patch, Buproprion, Varenicline
Short
Pharmacotherapy for Smoking Cessation ... and Long-Acting Agents ... -2/fulltext #Pharmacology ... #Therapy #Comparison ... #Table #Agents
Intern Pocket Cards - Inpatient Blood Pressure Management Guide
ß-blockers:
 • Metoprolol, Carvedilol, Labetalol
 • Bradycardia, heart
pocketcardset #HTN #hypertension ... medications #Inpatient #pharmacology ... #table #agents ... #internship #comparison
Overview of antifungal agents benefits, weaknesses, and adverse effects in the treatment of Coccidioidomycosis.
Fluconazole - Low
of antifungal agents ... gastrointestinal distress, hypertension ... , hypokalemia, hypertension ... #antifungals #comparison ... #table #pharmacology
Hyperthermic Toxidromes
Five toxidromes may present with overlapping features: hyperthermia, rhabdomyolysis, altered mental status/seizures.
 • Sympathomimetic -
single serotonergic agent ... due to abrupt cessation ... Hyperthermic #Toxidromes #comparison ... table #diagnosis #differential
Management of Anthracyclines and HER2 Antagonist Cardiotoxicity
Anthracyclines cause cardiomyopathy:
 ✖ Reduction in left ventricular ejection fraction
HER2 agents cause ... cardiomyopathy, hypertension ... reversible with cessation ... factors (smoking, hypertension ... cardiology #oncology #pharmacology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
Risk Factors: • Hypertensive ... Thromboembolic events ... , selenium) Differential ... chemotherapeutic agents ... changes of late gestation