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Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors: Mechanisms and Side Effects
 • Serotonin Syndrome:
   - Autonomic Hyperactivity:
Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors ... • Serotonin Syndrome ... #Pathophysiology ... #Pharmacology # ... SideEffects #Psychiatry
Serotonin-Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors(SNRIs): Mechanisms and Side Effects

Withdrawal: Dizziness, Diarrhea, Insomnia, Nausea, Vomiting
Serotonin Syndrome - Potentially Life
Serotonin-Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors ... Vomiting Serotonin Syndrome ... #Pathophysiology ... #Pharmacology # ... SideEffects #Psychiatry
Antiplatelet Medications - Summary Table

Aspirin - Inhibits cyclooxygenase, preventing formation of thromboxane A2
 • Acute coronary
Table Aspirin - Inhibits ... Acute coronary syndrome ... Acute coronary syndrome ... acute coronary syndrome ... Summary #Table #Pharmacology
Inhibitors of Platelet Aggregation

#Antiplatelet #Inhibitors #Pharmacolgy #Pathophysiology #MechanismOfAction
Inhibitors of Platelet ... #Antiplatelet #Inhibitors ... #Pharmacolgy #Pathophysiology
Mechanisms of Drug-Induced Hyperkalemia 
 • Direct renin inhibitor (Aliskiren)
 • Renin release inhibition (NSAIDs, Beta-Blockers)
• Direct renin inhibitor ... Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors ... • Calcineurin Inhibitors ... differential #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #pharmacology #
Pathophysiology of the Renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) and inhibitors

#Pathophysiology #Pharmacology #RAAS #Renin #Angiotensin #Aldosterone #System #ACEInhibitors
Pathophysiology ... system (RAAS) and inhibitors ... #Pathophysiology ... #Pharmacology #
Antiplatelet Conversion - Switching Between P2Y12 Inhibitors
Oral P2Y12 inhibitors vary in potency and pharmacokinetic and dynamic
Between P2Y12 Inhibitors ... Oral P2Y12 inhibitors ... Switching P2Y12 inhibitors ... acute coronary syndrome ... ticagrelor #prasugrel #pharmacology
Drugs that Impair Renal Potassium Excretion 

Decreased ENaC channel function: Amiloride, Triamterene, Pentamidine
Decreased Aldosterone Synthesis: Heparin,
Aldosterone Release: ACE inhibitors ... #Hyperkalemia #Pathophysiology ... #Pharmacology #
Anticonvulsants as Mood Stabilizers: Mechanism and Side-effect
Examples: Valproate, Carbamazepine, Lamotrigine
 • Mild anticholinergic effect -> Drowsiness
Stevens-Johnson Syndrome ... #SideEffects #Pathophysiology ... #Psychiatry #Pharmacology
Immune Reactions and Immunosuppressant Drugs

Glucocorticoids - Inhibition of cytokine synthesis, e.g., IL-1, IL-2
Muromonab-CD3 - Monoclonal antibody
Calcineurin
antibody Calcineurin inhibitors ... Immunosuppressant #Drugs #Pharmacology ... #Pathophysiology