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COVID-19 review…here is a list of some of the drugs that are currently being used or
of some of the drugs ... most effective treatments ... here are the 4 drug ... Pandemic #Outbreak #InfectiousDiseases ... Pharmacotherapy #Pharmacology
Immune Reactions and Immunosuppressant Drugs

Glucocorticoids - Inhibition of cytokine synthesis, e.g., IL-1, IL-2
Muromonab-CD3 - Monoclonal antibody
Calcineurin
Immune Reactions ... Immunosuppressant Drugs ... Immunosuppressant #Drugs ... #Pharmacology # ... Pathophysiology
Drug-Induced Edema
Drug-induced edema is caused by many drugs & can coincide with or worsen pre-existing peripheral
Drug-Induced Edema ... is caused by many ... Edema #Medication #Causes ... #Differential #Pharmacology ... #Pathophysiology
Important Cardiac Transplant Medications and Side Effects
 • Cyclosporine (Sandimmune, generic) - Calcineurin inhibitor, decreasing T
decreasing T lymphocyte activity ... production for immune ... mTOR receptor and immune ... #Medications #drugs ... #pharmacology #
Causes of Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red blood cells on urine microscopy. Must exclude false positives
Causes of Hematuria ... myoglobinuria, beet, drugs ... Hematuria with active ... • Pauci-immune ... Hematuria with active
Ivermectin. Old anti-parasitic agent making a comeback with recent headlines from in-vitro study that showed antiviral
showed antiviral activity ... Pandemic #Outbreak #InfectiousDiseases ... EmergencyMedicine #Pharmacology ... #Treatment #Virus
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) Pathophysiology ... that disrupts immune ... Others: Cellular immune ... deficiency, Drugs ... , Unknown cause
Anticonvulsants as Mood Stabilizers: Mechanism and Side-effect
Examples: Valproate, Carbamazepine, Lamotrigine
 • Mild anticholinergic effect -> Drowsiness
cytotoxic reaction to drug ... of dopaminergic activity ... Systemic effect -> Nausea ... #SideEffects #Pathophysiology ... #Psychiatry #Pharmacology
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
tuberculosis (LTBI) Pathophysiology ... inhibitors • Injection drug ... Progression: (+) Immune ... rest LTBI (-) Immune ... Tuberculosis Treatment
Insomnia Management

 • What is insomnia?
 • Pathophysiology
 • Risk Factors
 • Diagnosis
 • Drugs producing
Pathophysiology ... Diagnosis • Drugs ... Hygiene • Non-Drug ... TreatmentPharmacologic ... Treatment Options