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Antiplatelet Drugs and their Actions

- Amy Chung, MD, MSc
@AmyChung

#Antiplatelet #Medications #Pharmacology #Pathophysiology #Drugs #Agents #COX #GIIbIIIa
Antiplatelet Drugs ... #Antiplatelet #Medications ... #Pharmacology # ... Pathophysiology ... #Drugs #Agents #
Drug-Induced Edema
Drug-induced edema is caused by many drugs & can coincide with or worsen pre-existing peripheral
Drug-Induced Edema ... Drug-induced edema ... blood vessels Drug-induced ... #Differential #Pharmacology ... #Pathophysiology
Pharmaceutical agents other than olmesartan have been reported to cause villous atrophy on occasion and are
Pharmaceutical agents ... frequent cause of drug-induced ... several other agents ... #Pharmacology #Drugs ... #Induced #Medications
Mechanisms of Drug-Induced Hyperkalemia 
 • Direct renin inhibitor (Aliskiren)
 • Renin release inhibition (NSAIDs, Beta-Blockers)
Mechanisms of Drug-Induced ... differential #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #pharmacology # ... potassium #medications
Medications Contributing to Dysgeusia

Antimicrobial medicines	Macrolides, fluoroquinolones, ampicillin, metronidazole, tetracycline, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, amphotericin B, terbinafine and other antimycotic
other antimycotic drugs ... Captopril, ramipril Antiarrhythmic ... Chemotherapeutic agents ... #Dysgeusia #Induced ... Differential #Diagnosis #Pharmacology
While certain drugs are used to control seizures, others can induce seizures in patients without a
seizures, others can induce ... The risk of drug-induced ... when multiple agents ... #Pharmacology #Lower ... #Medications #Seizures
Checklist for Evaluation of New-Onset Delirium in the ICU

Initial assessment 
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Vital signs, neuro exam
glucose - Review medication ... Review recent events ... - Relevant drug ... Substantially reduced ... Evaluation #Workup #MICU
Antifungal agents benefits, weaknesses, and adverse effects in the treatment of Coccidioidomycosis
Fluconazole
 - Benefits: Low cost/tolerable
Antifungal agents ... Weaknesses: High MIC ... Weaknesses: Therapeutic drug ... #medications #Coccidioidomycosis ... #pharmacology #