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Back to the "10 Need to Know" series - Drug Therapeutic Target Levels. 

For lithium, target
Therapeutic range ... #Ranges #Toxicology ... #Pharmacology # ... Diagnosis #Table ... #Monitoring
A toxidrome is a syndrome (set of symptoms) caused by specific medications or toxins.

There are 5
ones to know: - Anticholinergic ... antihistamines #Diagnosis ... #Toxicology #Toxidromes ... #Comparison #Table ... #Anticholinergics
Toxidromes Summary Table
Heart Rate - Respiratory Rate - Blood Pressure - Mental Status - Skin -
Toxidromes Summary Table ... • Opioid • Sedative ... Sympathomimetic • Anticholinergic ... Toxidromes #comparison #table ... #toxicology #diagnosis
Toxidromes Compared: Anticholinergic, Cholinergic, Opioid, Sympathomimetic, Sedative-Hypnotic

During your physical exam, look for evidence of some of
Toxidromes Compared: Anticholinergic ... Anticholinergic, ... #Diagnosis #Toxicology ... Toxidromes #Comparison #Table ... #Anticholinergics
Therapeutic Drug Level Monitoring 
Carbamazepine - Sample immediately before next dose (trough) 
Clozapine - Sample immediately
Therapeutic Drug ... Level Monitoring ... #Ranges #Toxicology ... #Pharmacology # ... Diagnosis #Table
Carbamazepine Toxicity

Carbamazepine (CBZ) is an antiepileptic drug commonly prescribed for seizure disorders, trigeminal neuralgia, neuropathic pain,
receptor agonism (at therapeutic ... toxic doses) - Anticholinergic ... Carbamazepine #Toxicity #Toxicology ... #Diagnosis #SideEffects ... #Adverse #Pharmacology
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
if symptoms of infection ... Pyridostigmine - New diagnosis ... Monitoring - ... Do not measure negative ... Antihistamines, anticholinergics
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
simply a clinical diagnosis ... establishing a diagnosis ... have achieved negative ... cardiology #treatment #table ... icu #clinical #pharmacology
Overview of antifungal agents benefits, weaknesses, and adverse effects in the treatment of Coccidioidomycosis.
Fluconazole - Low
, hypokalemia, negative ... coccidioidomycosis • Therapeutic ... drug monitoring ... antifungals #comparison #table ... #pharmacology
Toxic Alcohol Ingestion: Clinical Features, Diagnosis, and Management
Methanol intoxication:
 • Accidental or intentional ingestion of adulterated
Toxic Alcohol Ingestion ... Clinical Features, Diagnosis ... trace positive or negative ... #diagnosis #toxicology ... #comparison #table