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

For lithium, target
Know" series - Drug ... Therapeutic Target ... Therapeutic range ... Ranges #Toxicology #Pharmacology ... #Diagnosis #Table
Causes of CSF Lymphocytic Pleocytosis - Differential Diagnosis
Viral: Arbo, Adeno, Herpes, Entero, HIV
Fungal: Cryptococcus, Cocci, Histo,
Causes of CSF Lymphocytic ... Pleocytosis - Differential ... Diagnosis Viral ... Behcet's, SLE Drugs ... #neurology
Drugs Implicated in Hemolytic Anemia
 • Hapten (Drug binding to RBC membrane): Penicillin, Cephalosporin, Tetracycline, Tolbutamide,
Drugs Implicated ... Anemia • Hapten (Drug ... Hemolytic #Anemia #differential ... #diagnosis #pharmacology ... #table
Therapeutic Drug Level Monitoring 
Carbamazepine - Sample immediately before next dose (trough) 
Clozapine - Sample immediately
Therapeutic Drug ... #DrugLevels #Therapeutic ... Ranges #Toxicology #Pharmacology ... #Diagnosis #Table
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
MAP = CO x SVR
Hypovolemic (↓ Intravascular volume):
 • Hemorrhage, dehydration due
Shock - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... adrenal crisis, drugs ... #Diagnosis #table ... #comparison #criticalcare
Scleroderma Like Conditions - Differential Diagnosis
Eosinophilic Fasciitis:
 - Orange peel induration (peau d'orange) of proximal extremities
Like Conditions - Differential ... Diagnosis Eosinophilic ... biopsy demonstrates lymphocytes ... immunocompromised host Drug ... #table #dermatology
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
life-threatening Differential ... myasthenia Diagnosis ... Treatments: IVIG and Therapeutic ... precipitated by: Drugs ... #management #neurology
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... - Toxins - Drugs ... per day until stable ... causes #treatment #nephrology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
simply a clinical diagnosis ... #diagnosis #differential ... cardiology #treatment #table ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare ... icu #clinical #pharmacology
Numerous drugs taken by elderly persons can affect water balance by direct action on the kidney
Numerous drugs taken ... on the kidney (Table ... #Diagnosis #Pharmacology ... DrugInduced #List #Differential