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Antiplatelet Drugs and their Actions

- Amy Chung, MD, MSc
@AmyChung

#Antiplatelet #Medications #Pharmacology #Pathophysiology #Drugs #Agents #COX #GIIbIIIa
Antiplatelet Drugs ... #Medications #Pharmacology ... #Pathophysiology ... #Drugs #Agents
Antibiotics and CNS Diffusion

1. Drugs with good CNS diffusion:

- Fluoroquinolones, Fluconazole, voriconazole, Rifampin, Oxazolidinones, Metronidazole

2. Drugs
Antibiotics and ... Drugs with good ... : - β-lactam agents ... Macrolides #Antibiotics ... Perfusion #CSF #Pharmacology
ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITIES IN INTENSIVE CARE

Antibiotic spectra made simple(r). Version 2, now updated with new bugs &
ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITIES ... INTENSIVE CARE Antibiotic ... with new bugs & drugs ... Susceptibilities #ICU ... CriticalCare #Overview #Pharmacology
The 8 A’s — drugs that interact with warfarin
Antibiotics 
 - Most agents, but especially co-trimoxazole,
The 8 A’s — drugs ... with warfarin Antibiotics ... - Most agents ... Warfarin #Coumadin #Drug ... Mnemonic #8As #Pharmacology
Antifungal Echinocandins  - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Inhibit glucan synthesis in fungal cell wall by blocking
Echinocandins - Antibiotics ... synthase à fungicidal agent ... vs Candida -> Drug ... But higher MICs ... Anidulafungin #Pharmacology
Vancomycin and Dalbavancin (lipoglycopeptide antibiotics) - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Glycopeptide -  inhibits cell wall synthesis
lipoglycopeptide antibiotics ... ) - Antibiotics ... gram positive agent ... Drug of choice for ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics
Anticonvulsants as Mood Stabilizers: Mechanism and Side-effect
Examples: Valproate, Carbamazepine, Lamotrigine
 • Mild anticholinergic effect -> Drowsiness
cytotoxic reaction to drug ... #SideEffects #Pathophysiology ... #Psychiatry #Pharmacology
IgA Vasculitis – Henoch Scholein Purpura: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 - Infectious Agents - 50% have
- Infectious Agents ... Group A Strep - Drugs ... - I.e., antibiotics ... HenochScholeinPurpura #Pathophysiology
Serotonin Syndrome: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Serotonin Syndrome: Variable combination of mental status changes, autonomic instability, and
Serotonergic Agents ... antidepressants, antibiotics ... , drugs of abuse ... Serotonin #Syndrome #Pathophysiology ... #Psychiatry #Diagnosis
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
Addressing the ICU ... A dissociative drug ... non-OTC prolonging agent ... No pharmacologic ... (Haldol) - No pharmacologic