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Lidocaine HCl - sodium channel blocker. Local anesthetic and class 1B antiarrhythmic. Originally developed in 1943
Lidocaine HCl - ... #Pharmacology #Lidocaine ... Xylocaine #Systemic #Review ... #Overview
Bupropion HCl - Norepinephrine-Dopamine Reuptake Inhibitor. Atypical antidepressant also used to support smoking cessation. First approved
Bupropion HCl - ... #Pharmacology #Bupropion ... Wellbutrin #Zyban #Overview ... #Review
Penicillins Antibiotics Class Overview
1. Penicillin G (IV) or V (PO)
2. Aminopenicillins - Ampicillin (IV), Amoxicillin (PO)
Antibiotics Class Overview ... Ticarcillin #Pharmacology ... #Review #Overview ... #Penicillins #PCN
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
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Overview Cauda ... 33,000-100,000 ppl ... 1.5-3.4 million ppl ... constipation Differential ... #differential #
ANTIBIOTICS WITH ANAEROBE COVERAGE - Antibiotics Class Overview
 1. Metronidazole (Flagyl)(PO and IV)
 2. Clindamycin –
Antibiotics Class Overview ... Combined PCN/Beta-Lactamase ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics ... #Review #Overview
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
Work-up of BCNIE relies ... antiphospholipid syndrome ... - PCR for ... Endocarditis #diagnosis #differential ... #workup #infectiousdiseases
Sulfonamides - Antibiotics Class Overview

BACTRIM/SEPTRA (TMP/SMX) - inhibit sequential steps in Folate synthesis --> bacteriostatic

Spectrum: Wide
Antibiotics Class Overview ... purposes including PCP ... infections in PCN-allergic ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics ... #Review #Overview
Clindamycin - Antibiotics Class Overview
-50 S inhibitor (PO and IV)
Spectrum: Excellent activity vs. Anaerobes and Gram
Antibiotics Class Overview ... has activity vs PCP ... pyrimethamine) #Pharmacology ... #Antibiotics #Review ... #Overview #Clindamycin
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
Myasthenia Gravis Overview ... thyroid, Sjogren syndrome ... “dropping head syndrome ... life-threatening Differential ... Miller Fischer and PCB
Macrolides - Erythromycin, Clarithromycin, Azithromycin - Antibiotics Class Overview

50S Ribosomal Inhibitor (PO and IV)
Spectrum: Atypical organisms
Antibiotics Class Overview ... Strep throat in PCN ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics ... #Review #Overview