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Managing warfarin INR

Warfarin dosage must be individualized according to the patient's response to the drug, and
For most indications ... Over-anticoagulation can lead ... management #algorithm #pharmacology ... #treatment #medications
Common sodium channel blockers which cause QRS widening.

Anticonvulsants: 
 - Carbamazepine 
Antidysrhythmics:  
 - Group
QRS #widening #ECG ... #EKG #Pharmacology ... #Medications #Toxicology ... #Diagnosis #Differential
Medications causing Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration: Diuretics
 • Altered intrarenal autoregulation: ACEIs / ARBs,
Medications causing ... Sympathomimetics (e.g ... Kidney #Injury #Medications ... #Drugs #pharmacology ... #differential #diagnosis
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Visceral and Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in HIV-AIDS
Treating Visceral Leishmaniasis - Preferred Therapy:
 •
., 4 mg/kg on days ... dose of 20–60 mg/kg ... Leishmaniasis #Prevention #Treatment ... #management #opportunistic ... infections #HIVAIDS #pharmacology
Acquired von Willebrand Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management
 • Autoantibodies to vWF: Lymphoproliferative disorders (e.g. lymphoma,
Willebrand Syndrome - Diagnosis ... Lymphoproliferative disorders (e.g ... assist device (LVAD ... vonWillebrand #Syndrome #Diagnosis ... #Management #treatment
A summary of the pharmacologic management of acute bleeding and secondary prevention of bleeds in LVAD
summary of the pharmacologic ... prevention of bleeds in LVAD ... Anticoagulation #LVAD ... #Management #Treatment ... #Medications #Secondary
PDE5 inhibitors are usually the drugs of first choice for erectile dysfunction.

PDE5 inhibitors enhance an erection that is
with caution - e.g ... #pharmacology #comparison ... #treatment #medications
Causes of Peripheral Edema - Differential Diagnosis
Increased Hydrostatic Pressure
 • Volume Expansion: Kidney failure, Pregnancy, Medication
- Differential Diagnosis ... failure, Pregnancy, Medication ... side effect (e.g ... NSAIDs), Acute salt load ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Emergency Treatment Algorithm for Convulsive Status Epilepticus
1. ABCDEFG (ABC's and Don't Ever Forget the Glucose)
2. Airway:
Emergency Treatment ... Lorazepam 0.1 mg/kg ... Refractory medications ... #Epilepticus #Treatment ... Management #Neurology #Pharmacology
Drug-Induced Seizures - OTIS-CAMPBELL

O - Organophosphate, oral hypoglycemics, opioid
T - TCA, theophylline
I - Isoniazid, Insulin
S -
Withdrawal L - Lead ... Induced #Seizures #Medication ... #Differential #Pharmacology ... #Diagnosis #OTISCAMPBELL