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

For lithium, target
vary depending on treatment ... Ranges #Toxicology #Pharmacology ... #Diagnosis #Table
Managing warfarin INR

Warfarin dosage must be individualized according to the patient's response to the drug, and
management #algorithm #pharmacology ... #treatment #medications ... #table #pharmacotherapy ... #decisionaid #cardiology
Commonly Used Diagnostic Tests for Celiac Disease

Tissue transglutaminase (tTG) IgA antibodies
 - Most reliable noninvasive test
Commonly Used Diagnostic ... disease) - May be negative ... Reflects response to treatment ... Laboratory #Tests #Diagnosis ... #Workup #Table
Cardiac Murmurs and Maneuvers

An algorithm demonstrating the effect of various maneuvers on systolic murmurs. 
TR, tricuspid
depending on the relative ... Maneuvers #Heart #Cardiology ... #PhysicalExam # ... Diagnosis
Pemphigus Vulgaris vs Bullous Pemphigoid - Comparison Table
Pemphigus Vulgaris
 • Epidemiology: Average age 40-60
 • Time
Pemphigoid - Comparison Table ... IgG deposits • Treatment ... Nikolsky sign: Negative ... basement membrane • Treatment ... Pemphigoid #Comparison #diagnosis
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
& Dry) is the treatment ... have achieved negative ... algorithm #management #cardiology ... #treatment #table ... icu #clinical #pharmacology
Temporary / External Pacing
 • Transvenous & epicardial pacing are temporary methods of supporting brady- &
or definitive treatment ... and more durable treatments ... pacer responds to native ... External #Pacing #cardiology ... #diagnosis #management
Summary of actions of some Cholinergic Agonists

Bethanechol 
• Used in treatment of urinary retention 
• Binds
Bethanechol • Used in treatment ... Edrophonium • Used for diagnosis ... as first-line treatments ... Cholinergic #Agonists #Pharmacology ... #Table #Summary
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Differential diagnosis ... The table summarizes ... respond to the treatment ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Differential #Table
Kussmaul's Sign - Differential Diagnosis

Typically the JVP decreases with inspiration as the negative intrathoracic pressure "sucks
- Differential Diagnosis ... inspiration as the negative ... Kussmauls #Sign #physicalexam ... #diagnosis #cardiology