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Back to the "10 Need to Know" series - Drug Therapeutic Target Levels. 

For lithium, target
Therapeutic Target Levels ... lithium, target levels ... mortality at a higher level ... Ranges #Toxicology #Pharmacology ... #Diagnosis #Table
Lithium Levels - Adverse Effects and Monitoring

#Lithium #Levels #SideEffects #Adverse #Monitoring #Pharmacology #Diagnosis
Lithium Levels - ... Monitoring #Lithium #Levels ... Adverse #Monitoring #Pharmacology ... #Diagnosis
Therapeutic Drug Level Monitoring 
Carbamazepine - Sample immediately before next dose (trough) 
Clozapine - Sample immediately
Therapeutic Drug Level ... Sample trough level ... Ranges #Toxicology #Pharmacology ... #Diagnosis #Table
Hypocalcemia is an electrolyte imbalance and is indicated by a low level of calcium in the
indicated by a low level ... blood calcium levels ... #pharmacology #mnemonic
Diagnosis Adrenal Insufficiency - Algorithm

Step 1) Screening Test: 6-8AM Cortisol Level
 - Early morning cortisol levels
Diagnosis Adrenal ... 6-8AM Cortisol Level ... - Levels > 15 ... lower, you have diagnosed ... Insufficiency #Algorithm #Diagnosis
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
tool to assess level ... No pharmacologic ... (Haldol) - No pharmacologic ... #CriticalCare #diagnosis
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes and Mimics - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis
90%:
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Low Complement Levels ... Normal Complement Levels ... other hemorrhagic fevers ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Creatine kinase (CK) is an intracellular enzyme present in skeletal muscle, myocardium & brain; smaller amounts
increases in these levels ... The definitive diagnosis ... Elevated levels ... , confirms the diagnosis ... Myoglobin levels
Diagnosing Vitamin B12 and/or Folate Deficiency

It turns out that simply measuring serum levels of B12 or
Diagnosing Vitamin ... measuring serum levels ... inadequate to diagnosis ... low normal B12 levels ... Folate #Deficiency #Diagnosis
Clinical Pharmacologic Properties of Antiarrhythmic Drugs

#Antiarrhythmic #Drugs #Medications #Pharmacology #Cardiology #Table #Effects
Clinical Pharmacologic ... #Medications #Pharmacology