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Antiarrhythmic Drugs

CLASS IA
 • Procainamide, Quinidine, Disopyramide
CLASS 1B
 • Lidocaine, Mexiletine
CLASS 2
 • Propranolol, Esmolol
CLASS 4
Antiarrhythmic Drugs ... CLASS IA • ... #Medications #Classes ... Classification #Pharmacology ... #cardiology
Generalized Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework
"l feel weak":
 • Infectious: Influenza, EBV, PNA, Bacteremia, Sepsis
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: • Myopathy: Drugs ... Rhabdomyolysis, Critical ... Myasthenia, LEMS, Drug ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes ... #neurology
Eosinophils (Eos) and hypereosinophilia (HE)
Caused by eosinophilopoietic cytokines
Common causes:
 - Drug reaction
 - Helminth infection
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cytokines Common causes ... : - Drug reaction ... disease Rare causes ... CD3-CD4+ T cells ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Causes of Drug-Induced Cardiomyopathies

#DrugInduced #Medications #Cardiomyopathy #Cardiomyopathies #Differential #Causes #Cardiology #Pharmacology
Causes of Drug-Induced ... #Differential #Causes ... #Cardiology #Pharmacology
Bell's Palsy
Bell’s Palsy is a damage, acute weakness, or paralysis of the Facial nerve (7th CN),
an identifiable cause ... The cause is unknown ... but its clinically ... associated with viral infections ... #Palsy #neurology
Causes of Proximal Muscle Weakness That May Mimic Inflammatory Myopathy
 • Central or peripheral neurologic disease
Causes of Proximal ... Sarcoidosis • Infections ... disease • Various drugs ... #differential #causes ... #neurology
Causes of Facial Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Forehead Sparing = Central cause
  - Most commonly
Causes of Facial ... - Unilateral: Bell's ... Palsy (70-75%), Infection ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #neurology #sparing
Common causes of Acute Kidney Injury AKI - Differential Diagnosis
HEMODYNAMIC
 • Cardiac failure: Impaired forward flow,
Common causes of ... Post-infectious ... • Toxins • Infection ... NephroP #AKI #causes ... Differential #Diagnosis #nephrology
Faget's Sign & Liebermeister's Rule
Pulse-Temperature Dissociation
EVERY 1 F RISE IN TEMPERATURE -> HR INCREASES 8-10 BPM
INFECTIOUS
CAUSES • Legionella ... • Fever OTHER CAUSES ... Factitious Fever • Drug ... Fever CLINICAL ... #differential #causes
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 ... release from mast cells ... Edema #Medication #Causes ... #Differential #Pharmacology