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Summary table of mechanism of action, side effect and contraindications of commonly used diabetic drugs. 

#pharmacology
#pharmacology #dm2 ... #diabetes #medications ... #overview #management ... #comparison
Flutycosine - Antibiotics Class Overview
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Mechanism: 5-FC interferes with DNA and protein synthesis.  Only
Class Overview ... B for initial management ... - Virtually never ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics ... #Flutycosine #Antifungal
Antifungal Echinocandins  - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Inhibit glucan synthesis in fungal cell wall by blocking
Antifungal Echinocandins ... - Antibiotics ... Class Overview ... salvage therapy, never ... Anidulafungin #Pharmacology
Campylobacter
Clinical 
 • Fever 
 • Abdominal pain 
 • Diarrhea (bloody stools) 
 • Vomiting
Clinical • Fever ... Guillain-Barré syndrome Management ... self-limited) • Antibiotics ... Campylobacter #Diagnosis ... #Management #Overview
Common Medications Known to Prolong QTc
Antiarrhythmics - Amiodarone, sotalol, flecainide, quinidine, dronedarone, dofetilide
Vasopressors/inotropes - Epinephrine, norepinephrine,
Common Medications ... , venlafaxine Antibiotics ... promethazine Antifungals ... #differential #diagnosis ... #pharmacology #
Summary of Coagulation Deficiencies
Inherited:
 • Hemophilia A - Deficiency of Factor VIII
 • Hemophilia B -
malnutrition, Antibiotics ... Anticoagulant Medications ... ) • Advanced Liver ... Summary #table #comparison ... #diagnosis #hematology
Intern Pocket Cards - Pharmacologic Pain Management Options
Anti-inflammatory:
 • Acetaminophen (24 hours: < 3-4g in healthy
Pocket Cards - Pharmacologic ... Pain Management ... in CKD, <2g in liver ... Table #Ladder #medications ... internship #guide #comparison
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

Who?
• M = F
• 3 peaks:	1) Childhood	2) 15-25 years	3) >60 years

What?
• Aplastic anemia
Aplastic Anemia - Overview ... - Antithyroid medications ... - β-lactam antibiotics ... oncology #hematology #diagnosis ... #management
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
spleen, brain) Indications ... • Persistent fever ... course • Adjust antibiotics ... #criticalcare #diagnosis ... #management
Neurological Side Effects of Antipsychotic Drugs
Acute dystonia - Spasm of muscles of tongue, face, neck, back
Antiparkinsonian agents are diagnostic ... reduction; change medication ... Extreme rigidity, fever ... #SideEffects #pharmacology ... #management