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Drug-Induced Edema
Drug-induced edema is caused by many drugs & can coincide with or worsen pre-existing peripheral
is caused by many ... occur via numerous mechanisms ... Edema #Medication #Causes ... #Differential #Pharmacology ... #Pathophysiology
A quick infographic describing some of the common reversal agents used by anesthesiologists, their mechanism of
anesthesiologists, their mechanism ... anesthesiology #treatment ... Pharmacology of ... revolutionary drug ... neuromuscular pharmacology
IDSA - Clinical Strategy to Build an Individualized Treatment Regimen for Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB)
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Individualized Treatment ... these injectable agents ... over injectable agents ... MDRTB #management #Treatment ... antimicrobials #regimens #pharmacology
Anticonvulsants as Mood Stabilizers: Mechanism and Side-effect
Examples: Valproate, Carbamazepine, Lamotrigine
 • Mild anticholinergic effect -> Drowsiness
Mood Stabilizers: Mechanism ... cytotoxic reaction to drug ... Systemic effect -> Nausea ... #SideEffects #Pathophysiology ... #Psychiatry #Pharmacology
This is an overview of the 3 main drug classes used to treat Hepatitis C

The new
of the 3 main drug ... Hepatitis C The new agents ... Though drug name ... patients genotype, treatment ... #DAAs #Pharmacology
Antifungal Echinocandins  - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Inhibit glucan synthesis in fungal cell wall by blocking
Class Overview Mechanism ... synthase à fungicidal agent ... vs Candida -> Drug ... But higher MICs ... Anidulafungin #Pharmacology
Emergencies related to thyroid gland diseases are infrequently observed in the clinical practice. They are caused
They are caused ... and antithyroid drugs ... in 1850 and the cause ... emergencies are caused ... intubation and assisted mechanic
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
it should not cause ... A dissociative drug ... , it causes amnesia ... non-OTC prolonging agent ... No pharmacologic
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

Who?
• M = F
• 3 peaks:	1) Childhood	2) 15-25 years	3) >60 years

What?
• Aplastic anemia
pancytopenia Mechanisms ... and petechiae Causes ... - Cytotoxic drugs ... salts • Chemical Agents ... aplastic anemia Treatment
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) Pathophysiology ... immune deficiency, Drugs ... , Unknown cause ... Treatment: • Etiological ... of emergency, ICU