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Antifungal Azoles - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism:  inhibit ergosterol synthesis (important component of fungal cell membranes)
Antifungal Azoles - Antibiotics ... membranes) - Main ... toxicity is elevated ... Isavuconazole(PO or IV) #Pharmacology ... #Antibiotics #Review
Flutycosine - Antibiotics Class Overview
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Mechanism: 5-FC interferes with DNA and protein synthesis.  Only
Flutycosine - Antibiotics ... infections) - Main ... Thrombocytopenia) and Hepatic toxicity ... monitored to reduce toxicity ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics
Gamma hydroxybutyrate (GHB) - Toxicology

Clinical presentation
 - Symptoms of GHB toxicity include: short term anterograde amnesia,
Symptoms of GHB toxicity ... symptoms can include agitation ... GHB #Toxicology #Toxicity ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Pharmacology
Serotonin-Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors(SNRIs): Mechanisms and Side Effects

Withdrawal: Dizziness, Diarrhea, Insomnia, Nausea, Vomiting
Serotonin Syndrome - Potentially Life
Cognitive Changes: Agitation ... Dysfunction, Weight gain ... Pathophysiology #Pharmacology ... SideEffects #Psychiatry #Diagnosis
Carbamazepine Toxicity

Carbamazepine (CBZ) is an antiepileptic drug commonly prescribed for seizure disorders, trigeminal neuralgia, neuropathic pain,
Carbamazepine Toxicity ... neuralgia, neuropathic pain ... Carbamazepine #Toxicity ... #Toxicology #Diagnosis ... SideEffects #Adverse #Pharmacology
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
Pain, Agitation, ... glycol (solvent) toxicity ... No pharmacologic ... (Haldol) - No pharmacologic ... #CriticalCare #diagnosis
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... Pleuritic chest pain ... Management: • Antibiotics ... Switch to oral antibiotics ... Hemoptysis - Cavitation
Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Toxicity

Main Toxicities: Colitis,  
Pneumonitis, Skin adverse events, Endocrine dysfunction, 
Hepatitis,  
Myocarditis,
Checkpoint Inhibitor Toxicity ... Main Toxicities ... CheckpointInhibitor #Toxicity ... SideEffects #Table #Diagnosis ... #Pharmacology #
Monobactam - Aztreonam - Antibiotics Class Overview

Spectrum: only has activity vs. aerobic gram negatives, no gram
- Aztreonam - Antibiotics ... combination with other antibiotics ... Main advantages: ... no significant toxicity ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics
Serotonin Syndrome: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Serotonin Syndrome: Variable combination of mental status changes, autonomic instability, and
antidepressants, antibiotics ... Anxiety, confusion, agitation ... Hunter Serotonin Toxicity ... make a clinical diagnosis ... Pathophysiology #Psychiatry #Diagnosis