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REBEL Review 46: Corticosteroid Conversion Chart 

Glucocorticoid, Approximate Equivalent Dose (mg), Relative Anti-Inflammatory (Glucocorticoid) Potency, Relative
Corticosteroid Conversion ... Equivalent Dose (mg), Relative ... corticosteroid #steroid #conversion ... endocrinology #comparison ... #table #pharmacology
Antiarrhythmics - Vaughan Williams Classification:
CLASS 1 - Sodium Channel Blockers:
 • MOA: Block fast Na+ channels
• MOA: Inhibit B.adrenergic ... block alpha & beta adrenergic ... contraction force (negative ... Vaughan #Williams #Pharmacology ... #pathophysiology
Antiarrhythmics Pharmacology Summary
Cardiac Conduction Phases:
Phase 0 - Ventricular Depolarization:
 • Na+ channels open leading to a
Antiarrhythmics Pharmacology ... to maintain a negative ... block alpha & beta adrenergic ... contraction force (negative ... #pathophysiology
Considerations for Crystalloids - 0.9% NS vs LR vs Plasma-Lyte
 - Causes hyperkalemia?
 - Safe to
Plasma-Lyte - Causes ... - Causes lactic ... removed- trials were negative ... #Crystalloids #pharmacology ... #indications #comparison
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: Pathogenesis and Medications
Aging
 -> Increased Testosterone -> Testosterone metabolized into DHT by type
activity -> Decr Conversion ... of LUTS - ß3-adrenergic ... Hyperplasia #Prostate #Pathophysiology ... #Medications #Pharmacology
Generalized Seizures and Pseudoseizures
Generalized seizures "are conceptualized as originating as some point within, and rapidly engaging,
and metabolic causes ... alcohol or other sedative ... but are due to a conversion ... Signs #Symptoms #Comparison
Menstrual Cycle Physiology: Correlating the Ovarian and Uterine Cycles
Note: Some charts show different relative levels of
show different relative ... of estrogen to negatively ... , progesterone causes ... #OvarianCycle #pathophysiology ... #comparison #endocrinology
Adrenoceptor Actions
α1
 • Vascular smooth muscle - Contraction
 • Genitourinary smooth muscle - Contraction
 • Intestinal
#Adrenoceptor #adrenergic ... receptors #actions #pharmacology ... #pathophysiology ... #comparison #table
HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder (HAND)

Definition:
HIV-Associated Neurocognitive disorders categories:
• Asymptomatic neurocognitive impairment
• Mild neurocognitive impairment
• HIV dementia

Pathophysiology:
HIV frequently
HIV dementia Pathophysiology ... blood-brain barrier Classic ... fluid-attenuated inversion ... sequences with relative