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Stress Dose Steroids - Indications and Dosing

SUPPRESSED HPA AXIS:
 prednisone >20mg/day x 3 weeks or more
Indications and Dosing ... #Indications #Dosing ... Endocrinology #Diagnosis ... #Management #Pharmacology
Sedative-Hypnotic Visual Decision Aid

What would happen if 100 people over 60 years of age take sleeping
Sedative-Hypnotic ... #DecisionAid #Pharmacology ... #Benefits #SideEffects
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors: Mechanisms and Side Effects
 • Serotonin Syndrome:
   - Autonomic Hyperactivity:
Pathophysiology #Pharmacology ... #SideEffects #Psychiatry ... #Diagnosis #Signs
Amiodarone Toxicity and Monitoring

Tremor Ataxia 
Ocular neuritis 
Corneal Microdeposits 
Bradycardia 
Pulmonary fibrosis 
Hepatotoxicity 
Blue-gray skin
Toxicity #Monitoring #SideEffects ... #Adverse #Diagnosis ... #Management #Pharmacology
Serotonin-Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors(SNRIs): Mechanisms and Side Effects

Withdrawal: Dizziness, Diarrhea, Insomnia, Nausea, Vomiting
Serotonin Syndrome - Potentially Life
Pathophysiology #Pharmacology ... #SideEffects #Psychiatry ... #Diagnosis #Signs
Beta Blocker Side Effects / Toxicity
Cardiac Side Effects:
 • Sinus bradycardia, AV block, Heart failure exacerbation,
BetaBlocker #BB #SideEffects ... AdverseEffects #pharmacology ... #diagnosis
Carbamazepine Toxicity

Carbamazepine (CBZ) is an antiepileptic drug commonly prescribed for seizure disorders, trigeminal neuralgia, neuropathic pain,
Toxicity #Toxicology #Diagnosis ... #SideEffects #Adverse ... #Pharmacology
The test characteristics of the heterophile antibody (AKA the monospot test) are not perfect and can
positive and false negative ... longer recommends using ... assay and instead using ... #Diagnosis #Mononucleosis
Blood culture contaminants
Grouped by gram negative vs gram positive vs other as well as never/maybe/probably
Some additional
Grouped by gram negative ... Sara Dong @swinndong ... Differential #Ddx #Diagnosis
The test characteristics of the heterophile antibody (AKA the monospot test) are not perfect and can
positive and false negative ... longer recommends using ... assay and instead using ... Characteristics: #Diagnosis