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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
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

Who?
• 5% of patients
• Dose ≥ 400 mg per day

How?  Possible
Amiodarone Induced ... Pleuritic chest pain ... pneumonitis Diagnosis ... of amiodarone-induced ... #Amiodarone #Induced
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Signs: weight gain ... un lymphatic Diagnostic ... endomyocardial biopsy Pharmacology ... #heartfailure #diagnosis ... management #cardiology #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
First Generation Anti-Psychotics: Mechanisms and Side Effects
Typical/Conventional Anti-Psychotics - Examples: Haloperidol, Chlorpromazine

ACh M1 antagonist - Block
brain • Weight Gain ... irreversible • Drug induced ... #SideEffects #pharmacology ... #diagnosis #psychiatry
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 #
Drug-Induced Prolonged QTc

QTc >500ms is an independent risk factor for developing Torsades des Pointes (TdP)
Drugs causing
Drug-Induced Prolonged ... Kat_Watson #Drug #Induced ... Prolonged #QTc #Toxicity ... #Toxicology #Pharmacology ... #Diagnosis #prolongation
Toxic Alcohol Ingestion: Methanol
Solvent found in cleaning and printing solutions, adhesives, stains, paint removers,
antifreeze agent in
adhesives, stains, paint ... gasoline additive Pharmacology ... formic acid) causes toxicity ... osmolal gap #Diagnosis