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Topical drug formulations, comparison and considerations

#pharmacology #table #medications #comparison #drugs #treatment #pharmacotherapy #dermatology
considerations #pharmacology ... #table #medications ... #comparison #drugs ... #treatment #pharmacotherapy ... #dermatology
The RIGID patient: tetanus mimics
 - Serotonin Syndrome
 - Neuroleptic Malignant Sx
 - Malignant Hyperthermia
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- Serotonin Syndrome ... Hyperthermia - Drug-induced ... tetanus #mimics #comparison ... #table #rigidity ... #diagnosis
Approach to Eosinophilic Lung Diseases
 • Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia (< 1 wk) - ~30yo, M; Recent
Hypereosinophilic Syndrome ... , wheezing • Drug ... Diseases #pulmonary #differential ... #diagnosis #comparison ... #table #eosinophilia
Thrombocytopenia and Pregnancy - TTP/HUS, HELLP Syndrome and Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Three syndromes in
TTP/HUS, HELLP Syndrome ... Pregnancy (AFLP) Three syndromes ... AFLP #obstetrics #hematology ... #diagnosis #table ... #comparison
Hemolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

1) Environment
  - Fragmentation
  - MAHA: TTP, HUS, DIC, HELLP
Hemolysis - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... , PCH, Evans Syndrome ... , Liver Disease, ... #Diagnosis #hematology
Thrombotic Microangiopathy - TTP VS HUS

Big picture points : Often hard to differentiate the two entities,
Often hard to differentiate ... and first-line treatment ... thrombocytopenia #Comparison ... #Diagnosis #Table ... #Hematology
Back to the "10 Need to Know" series - Drug Therapeutic Target Levels. 

For lithium, target
Know" series - Drug ... vary depending on treatment ... mortality at a higher level ... Ranges #Toxicology #Pharmacology ... #Diagnosis #Table
Thrombocytopenia and Pregnancy
Three syndromes in the critically ill pregnant woman who presents with coagulation defects.
1) HELLP
Pregnancy Three syndromes ... Hemolysis, Elevated Liver ... Obstetrics #OBGyn #Hematology ... #Diagnosis #Comparison ... #Table
Neurological Side Effects of Antipsychotic Drugs
Acute dystonia - Spasm of muscles of tongue, face, neck, back
Antiparkinsonian agents are diagnostic ... Extreme rigidity, fever ... tremor ("rabbit syndrome ... months or years of treatment ... #SideEffects #pharmacology
Fever vs Hyperthermia
Fever:
 • Regulated in the hypothalamic thermoregulatory center
 • "Set point" raised by prostaglandin
fatal • Causes: Drugs ... Neuroleptic malignant syndrome ... ; Serotonin syndrome ... #Hyperthermia #comparison ... #diagnosis #management