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LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN (LMWH) DOSING RECOMMENDATIONS (Enoxaparin and Dalteparin):
 - VTE PROPHYLAXIS
 - VTE TREATMENT
VTE TREATMENT - ACUTE ... CORONARY SYNDROME ... #LMWH #Dosing #Anticoagulation ... #Prophylaxis #Pharmacology ... #Management
Antiplatelet Medications - Summary Table

Aspirin - Inhibits cyclooxygenase, preventing formation of thromboxane A2
 • Acute coronary
coronary syndrome ... cardiovascular disease ... coronary syndrome ... Peripheral artery disease ... Summary #Table #Pharmacology
Restarting Anticoagulation after TIA or Acute Ischemic Stroke

 • TIA → Consider (re-) starting a NOAC
Restarting Anticoagulation ... after TIA or Acute ... worsening or clinical ... by brain CT or MRI ... CVA #neurology #management
Behcet's Syndrome - Treatment
Ulcers:
 • Treatment: Topical steroids
 • Prevention: Colchicine
 • Azathioprine for refractory disease
Arthritis:
Behcet's Syndrome ... for refractory disease ... immunosuppressive meds • +/- Anticoagulation ... #Syndrome #Treatment ... #management #pharmacology
Shock and Vasoactive Drugs 
1) Determine type and etiology of shock
 • Distributive: Sepsis, Anaphylaxis, Neurogenic
• Cardiogenic: Acute ... MI, Acute Heart ... Failure, Valvular Disease ... vasoactive drug pharmacology ... inopressors #diagnosis #management
Adjuvant therapies in critical care: steroids to treat infectious diseases
 - Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia
treat infectious diseases ... ventilation, ARDS acute ... respiratory distress syndrome ... InfectiousDiseases #Infections #Pharmacology ... #Management #Treatment
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
Causes of acute ... Irritable bowel syndrome ... Systemic disease ... barium, CT, or MR ... Chronic #Diarrhea #management
Leigh Syndrome 
History: 19-month-old girl with hypotonia, developmental 
delay, failure to thrive, and bilateral optic disc
Leigh Syndrome ... pons • DWI+ in acute ... disease • +/ ... MarkMamloukMD #Leigh #Syndrome ... #Clinical #MRI
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
- Summary Acute ... Guillain-Barre Clinical ... variants: (1) acute ... axonal form • MRI ... #diagnosis #management
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
disequilibrium syndrome ... irrigation • Management ... Torsemide) • Acute ... hyperaldosteronism • Acute ... Diuresis #Nephrology #Pharmacology