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IBD Therapeutic Drug Monitoring Thresholds
 - Infliximab > 7 mcg/ml
 - Adalimumab > 8 mcg/ml
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IBD Therapeutic ... Drug Monitoring ... > 15 mcg/ml - ... Therapeutic #Drug ... gastroenterology #pharmacology
Back to the "10 Need to Know" series - Drug Therapeutic Target Levels. 

For lithium, target
Know" series - Drug ... Therapeutic Target ... Therapeutic range ... (0.5 - 0.8 ng/mL ... Ranges #Toxicology #Pharmacology
Hydroxychloroquine Serum Measurement in SLE
 • Terminal elimination half-life = 40 days ([HCQI reflects long-term intake)
: • To check therapeutic ... suspected) • In case ... of flare (poor therapeutic ... • Special cases ... #rheumatology #pharmacology
Differential Diagnosis of Pleuritic Chest Pain:

Categorized by causes: Cardiac, Pulmonary, MSK, Drug/Toxins, Heme/Onc, Renal, Autoimmune

#Diagnosis #Pleuritic
Categorized by causes ... Cardiac, Pulmonary, MSK ... , Drug/Toxins, Heme ... Pleuritic #ChestPain #Causes ... #Differential #Algorithm
Hyperuricemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary - Over-production
     • Increased turnover of nucleotides
Primary
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Myeloid Leukemia (CML ... Antiuricosuric drugs ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... endocrinology #causes
Causes of Anemia by Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (<80
Causes of Anemia ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Deficiency • Drugs ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Hematology
Causes of Chronic Kidney Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased kidney function (eGFR < 60 ml/min/1.73 m2)
Causes of Chronic ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... function (eGFR < 60 ml ... artery stenosis • Drugs ... eosinophiluria) • Drugs
Managing warfarin INR

Warfarin dosage must be individualized according to the patient's response to the drug, and
response to the drug ... optimal TTR (time in therapeutic ... #management #algorithm ... #pharmacology #
Causes of Fatigue - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Endocrine
 • Hypo/Hyperthyroidism
 • Diabetes
 • Pituitary Insufficiency
 • Adrenal
Causes of Fatigue ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Myasthenia Gravis Pharmacologic ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #causes
An Algorithm for the Management of Seizures

The management of active seizures is algorithmic, starting with a
An Algorithm for ... active seizures is algorithmic ... and bag-valve mask ... Pharmacologic treatment ... anti-epileptic drugs