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Amiodarone Toxicity and Monitoring

Tremor Ataxia 
Ocular neuritis 
Corneal Microdeposits 
Bradycardia 
Pulmonary fibrosis 
Hepatotoxicity 
Blue-gray skin
Amiodarone Toxicity ... Bradycardia Pulmonary ... #Monitoring #SideEffects ... Adverse #Diagnosis #Management ... #Pharmacology
Beta Blocker Side Effects / Toxicity
Cardiac Side Effects:
 • Sinus bradycardia, AV block, Heart failure exacerbation,
Side Effects / Toxicity ... blocker withdrawal syndrome ... BetaBlocker #BB #SideEffects ... #Toxicity #AdverseEffects ... #pharmacology #
Chemotherapy Toxicity Bear Mnemonic - Cumulatively Toxic Drugs and their Rescues
 • Asparagine: neurotoxicity
 • Cisplatin:
Chemotherapy Toxicity ... • Bleomycin: pulmonary ... #Chemotherapy #Toxicity ... Mnemonic #Drugs #pharmacology ... #oncology #SideEffects
Antidepressant Medications Decision Aid
 - The choice of depression medications in primary care is difficult as
across agents' toxicity ... #Management #PatientInfo ... Antidepressants #Comparison #SideEffects ... SNRIs #Selection #Pharmacology
Behcet's Syndrome - Treatment
Ulcers:
 • Treatment: Topical steroids
 • Prevention: Colchicine
 • Azathioprine for refractory disease
Arthritis:
Behcet's Syndrome ... immunosuppressive meds ... Behcets #disease #Syndrome ... #Treatment #management ... #pharmacology #
Neurological Side Effects of Antipsychotic Drugs
Acute dystonia - Spasm of muscles of tongue, face, neck, back
Neuroleptic malignant syndrome ... tremor ("rabbit syndrome ... #Medications #SideEffects ... #pharmacology # ... management
Pharmacologic Management of ARDS

Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) - Berlin Definition
Mechanical Ventilation - Minimizing "Baro trauma"
Fluid
Pharmacologic Management ... Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... Neuromuscular Blockade Pulmonary ... theABofPharmaC #ARDS #pharmacology ... #pulmonary
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

Who?
• 5% of patients
• Dose ≥ 400 mg per day

How?  Possible
solitary and multiple pulmonary ... respiratory distress syndrome ... pneumonia - Pulmonary ... #Pulmonary #diagnosis ... #management #Toxicology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Encephalopathy Syndrome ... Clinico-Radiological Syndrome ... Medication/Drug toxicity ... Seizures: Treat with AEDs ... #diagnosis #management
Salicylate Poisoning - Toxicology

Acute toxicity = vomiting, tachypnea, tinnitus, diaphoresis, and lethargy. This may progress to
hyperthermia, coma, and pulmonary ... Chronic toxicity ... Cerebral and pulmonary ... #Toxicology #Pharmacology ... #Diagnosis #Management