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Medications Used in Congestive Heart Failure

In CHF, the heart is failing as a pump; cardiac output
CHF also causes ... Compensatory mechanisms ... unhelpful compensatory mechanisms ... #Pharmacology #CHF
Metformin Pharmacology Summary
Mechanisms of Action:
 • Suppresses gluconeogenesis by the liver
 • Increases insulin-mediated glucose utilization
Metformin Pharmacology ... Summary Mechanisms ... Various debated mechanisms ... agent • Does not cause ... #Metformin #Pharmacology
Drug-Induced Edema
Drug-induced edema is caused by many drugs & can coincide with or worsen pre-existing peripheral
Drug-induced edema is caused ... occur via numerous mechanisms ... Edema #Medication #Causes ... #Differential #Pharmacology
DPP-4 Inhibitors - Pharmacology Summary
Mechanisms of Action: Inhibits DPP-4 (dipeptidyl peptidase 4), which normally inactivates GLP-1
4 Inhibitors - Pharmacology ... Summary Mechanisms ... not definitively cause ... DPP4 #Inhibitors #Pharmacology
GLP-1 Receptor Agonists - Pharmacology Summary
Mechanisms of Action: Stimulate glucose-dependent insulin release from the pancreas (GLP-1
Receptor Agonists - Pharmacology ... Summary Mechanisms ... e.g. diarrhea, nausea ... not definitively cause ... Receptor #Agonists #Pharmacology
First Generation Anti-Psychotics: Mechanisms and Side Effects
Typical/Conventional Anti-Psychotics - Examples: Haloperidol, Chlorpromazine

ACh M1 antagonist - Block
Anti-Psychotics: Mechanisms ... , and/or limbs caused ... FirstGeneration #Mechanisms ... #SideEffects #pharmacology
Epinephrine - Anesthesia Pharmacology
Trade Name: Epinephrine
Brand Name(s): Adrenalin
Drug Type: Endogenous Catecholamine
Time of Onset: Rapid
Duration of Action:
Epinephrine - Anesthesia Pharmacology ... Action: 1-2 minutes Mechanism ... adrenergic receptors causes ... ß-2 receptors causes ... Adrenalin #Anesthesia #Pharmacology
Mechanisms of Lower Extremity Edema: #Diagnosis #Pathophys #EM #IM #Edema #Lower #LowerExtremity #Causes #Starling #Oncotic #Hydrostatic
Mechanisms of Lower ... LowerExtremity #Causes ... #Differential #Mechanism
Antibiotic Classes and Mechanism of Action

#Antibiotics #Classes #Sites #MechanismsOfAction #Pharmacology
Antibiotic Classes ... and Mechanism of ... #Antibiotics #Classes ... MechanismsOfAction #Pharmacology
Sites and Mechanisms of Action of Diuretics

#Diuretics #Nephron #SitesOfAction #Mechanism #Nephrology
Sites and Mechanisms ... SitesOfAction #Mechanism