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Summary of Diuretic Agents 
Subclass, Drug, Mechanism of Action, Effects, Clinical Applications, Pharmacokinetics, Toxicities, Interaction
CARBONIC ANHYDRASE
Action, Effects, Clinical ... #Diuretics #Medications ... Pharmacology #summary #table ... #nephrology
Pisa Syndrome (pleurothotonus) on Physical Exam
A tonic flexion of the trunk of the body to one
by: - drugs (e.g ... neurodegenerative disorders (eg ... Pathophysiology: ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... #neurology #posture
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: Pathogenesis and Medications
Aging
 -> Increased Testosterone -> Testosterone metabolized into DHT by type
Pathogenesis and Medications ... -5 inhibitors (e.g ... Hyperplasia #Prostate #Pathophysiology ... #Medications #Pharmacology ... #Urology
Drugs Used for the Treatment of COVID-19 Infection

** Editor Note (from ophthalmology MD input) - Hydroxychloroquine/chloroquine
Infection ** Editor Note ... highlighted circle= clinical ... smfarmhosp_smfh #Drugs #Medications ... #Pharmacology #Table
Alexia Without Agraphia
Alexia without agraphia is a disconnection syndrome where patients cannot read but can write.
Pathophysiology: ... angular gyrus Clinical ... Alexia #Agraphia #clinical ... #neurology #diagnosis ... #pathophysiology
Indications for Head CT before LP:
 • Age > 60
 • Immunocompromise (e.g., HIV)
 • History
Indications for ... Immunocompromise (e.g ... a patient had none ... of the above clinical ... #neurology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
indicated • EKG ... Obtain EKG if: ... Change in clinical ... the type of and indication ... risk Chest X-ray
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
with previously stable ... heart failure, neurologic ... 109 mm Hg) with clinical ... Neurologic disorders ... Differential #Diagnosis #indications
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
Erythematosus (SLE) Clinical ... Disease, PRES Pathophysiology ... Lumbar Puncture, EEG ... Erythematosus #SLE #CNS #neurology
Atrioventricular Blocks (AV blocks) - ECG Diagnosis Summary
First Degree AV Block
 • The P wave is
complex maybe narrow indicating ... the block (AV node ... • This is a clinically ... pacemaker (AV node ... AVBlock #cardiology #ekg