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Managing warfarin INR

Warfarin dosage must be individualized according to the patient's response to the drug, and
Managing warfarin ... response to the drug ... management #algorithm #pharmacology ... #medications #table ... #dosing
Warfarin to DOAC and DOAC to Warfarin Transitions 

Here are a couple of charts to help
Warfarin to DOAC ... DOACs for easier dosing ... <2.5, but that drug ... Anticoagulation #Pharmacology ... #Table
The 8 A’s — drugs that interact with warfarin
Antibiotics 
 - Most agents, but especially co-trimoxazole,
The 8 A’s — drugs ... interact with warfarin ... Gingko biloba, dong ... #Interactions #Table ... Mnemonic #8As #Pharmacology
Classification, Differential Diagnosis, and Features of Hyponatremia According to Volume Status 

Hypervolemic hypernatremia 
 - CHF
, Differential Diagnosis ... Glucocorticoid deficit - Hypokalemia ... - Drugs - ... deficit - Salt-losing ... #Table #Causes
Shock and Vasoactive Drugs 
1) Determine type and etiology of shock
 • Distributive: Sepsis, Anaphylaxis, Neurogenic
Pericardial tamponade, Pulmonary ... pharmacology ... #pharmacology # ... inopressors #diagnosis ... management #comparison #table
Causes of Fatigue - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Endocrine
 • Hypo/Hyperthyroidism
 • Diabetes
 • Pituitary Insufficiency
 • Adrenal
- Differential Diagnosis ... Liver Failure • Hypercalcemia ... Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary ... Myasthenia Gravis Pharmacologic ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Clinically Significant Cardiovascular Drug-Drug Interactions With OTC Supplements and Herbal Products
Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors (ACEIs)
 • Night-blooming
Cardiovascular Drug-Drug ... Licorice - Causes hypokalemia ... spironolactone Warfarin ... supplementals #herbal #pharmacology ... #DDI #table #cardiology
Therapeutic Drug Level Monitoring 
Carbamazepine - Sample immediately before next dose (trough) 
Clozapine - Sample immediately
Therapeutic Drug ... - Intermittent dosing ... Ranges #Toxicology #Pharmacology ... #Diagnosis #Table
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... /MRA • Avoid Warfarin ... Delivery • Stable ... Cardiomyopathy #diagnosis
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
- Differential Diagnosis ... downsloping - Coving ... QRS complex Pulmonary ... Sodium-channel blocking drugs ... #differential #diagnosis