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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 ... #management #algorithm ... #pharmacology # ... treatment #medications ... decisionaid #cardiology #hematology
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Rebound effect from treatment ... • Reaction to Medications ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #hematology
Adjuvant therapies in critical care: steroids to treat infectious diseases
 - Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia
Pneumonia - Typhoid fever ... ventilation, ARDS acute ... InfectiousDiseases #Infections #Pharmacology ... #Management #Treatment ... #Indications
Drug Induced Liver Injury (DILI) - Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm
DILI suspicion
Features toxic aetiology: Skin involvement, Kidney injury,
Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm ... duration), Several medications ... non-essential drug/HDS treatments ... dechallenge • Acute ... #hepatology
Hepatitis B - Treatment Indications
Treatment not indicated:
 • Immune tolerant state - HBe-Ag detectable, high HBV
Indications Treatment ... immunosuppression • Acute ... > 3 mg/dL) or acute ... #Indications #management ... #hepatology
Atopic Dermatitis - Topical Treatment Options 
First Line: Topical Corticosteroids 
  - High Potency: Betamethasone
Dermatitis - Topical Treatment ... After non-pharmacologic ... has a different level ... #Medications #Pharmacology ... #Dermatology #Management
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Management Principles
Prerenal - Correct hemodynamic derangements:
 • If low preload →
Acute Kidney Injury ... Treat underlying liver ... → No specific treatment ... • AIN → Consider ... Foley catheter • Medications
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
Metabolic syndrome • Medications ... swelling, significant pain ... gout treatment; ... dosage in CKD • Indications ... #rheumatology
Neurological Side Effects of Antipsychotic Drugs
Acute dystonia - Spasm of muscles of tongue, face, neck, back
Antipsychotic Drugs Acute ... reduction; change medication ... Extreme rigidity, fever ... Antipsychotic #Drugs #Medications ... #SideEffects #pharmacology
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Triggers: ATRA treatment ... : • Common: fever ... effusions, weight gain ... diagnosis #management #hematology ... #oncology