54 results
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors: Mechanisms and Side Effects
 • Serotonin Syndrome:
   - Autonomic Hyperactivity:
Abnormalities: Ocular ... - Cognitive Changes ... Pathophysiology #Pharmacology ... #SideEffects #Psychiatry ... #Diagnosis #Signs
Serotonin-Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors(SNRIs): Mechanisms and Side Effects

Withdrawal: Dizziness, Diarrhea, Insomnia, Nausea, Vomiting
Serotonin Syndrome - Potentially Life
Abnormalities: Ocular ... - Cognitive Changes ... Pathophysiology #Pharmacology ... #SideEffects #Psychiatry ... #Diagnosis #Signs
Amiodarone Toxicity and Monitoring

Tremor Ataxia 
Ocular neuritis 
Corneal Microdeposits 
Bradycardia 
Pulmonary fibrosis 
Hepatotoxicity 
Blue-gray skin
Tremor Ataxia Ocular ... Toxicity #Monitoring #SideEffects ... #Adverse #Diagnosis ... #Management #Pharmacology
Priapism 

Secondary Causes:
Medications- intracavernosal injections, anticoagulants, PDE5 inhibitors, alpha blockers, methylphenidate, cocaine
Any hyperviscosity syndrome (SCD, leukemia,
intracavernosal injections ... SCD, leukemia, myeloma ... or are zebras (…amyloid ... #Priapism #Diagnosis ... #Management #Urology
Exogenous Testosterone Side Effects
 • Mood disorder, Depression, Aggression
 • ↑ Erythropoiesis
 • Hypogonadism +/-BPH, prostate
prostate cancer • Infection ... • Hemostatic changes ... #Testosterone #SideEffects ... #adverse #diagnosis
Periorbital Cellulitis: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Definitions:
a. Dacryoadenitis: infection of the lacrimal glands
b. Conjunctivitis: inflammation of the
Dacryoadenitis: infection ... upper or lower eyelid ... inflammation of the eyelid ... normal: - extra-ocular ... ophthalmology #diagnosis
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
Chagas Disease ( ... and Management ... upper and lower eyelid ... useful for chronic infection ... #Management #Microbiology
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
and Management ... Summary myelo ( ... risk-stratification • Risks: infection ... acute leukemia Management ... #Management #treatment
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Chagas Disease (American Trypanosomiasis) in HIV-AIDS
Preventing Clinical Disease
Indication:  Individuals
Preventing and Treating Chagas ... risk factors for Chagas ... Prevention #Treatment #management ... opportunistic #infections ... #HIVAIDS #pharmacology
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Approach To Weakness:
 • Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary etc)
 • CNS ->
- Differential Diagnosis ... Inflammatory: Myeloma ... /amyloidInfectious ... Lack of sensory changes ... #Differential #Diagnosis