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Antidepressant Medications Decision Aid
 - The choice of depression medications in primary care is difficult as
best evidence does ... #Management #PatientInfo ... #PrimaryCare #Psychiatry ... SNRIs #Selection #Pharmacology
Keeping up with Atypical Antipsychotics (aka second generation antipsychotics - SGA). I'll be posting series of
grouping into: "DONEs ... #MentalHealth #Psychiatry ... #Pharmacy #Pharmacology ... #Medication #PrimaryCare
An algorithm for the differential diagnosis of palpitations.

Major Categories: Cardiac, Pharmacologic, Metabolic, Psychiatric

#Diagnosis #Palpitations #Differential #Algorithm
An algorithm for ... the differential diagnosis ... Categories: Cardiac, Pharmacologic ... , Metabolic, Psychiatric ... #Differential #Algorithm
JNC8 blood pressure goals for the treatment of hypertension are a lot simpler than they may
goals for the treatment ... diagram shows the algorithm ... years or older and does ... management #guidelines #primarycare ... #algorithm
Third Generation Antipsychotics: Mechanisms and Side Effects
(Atypical Anti-Psychotics) Example: Aripiprazole
Dopamine D2 Receptor Partial Agonist
 • Binds
binding pattern does ... receptor agonism; does ... #SideEffects #pharmacology ... #diagnosis #psychiatry
Treatment Regimens and Expected Early Efficacy Rates for Acute Uncomplicated Cystitis
 • Nitrofurantoin monohydrate / macrocrystals
Treatment Regimens ... Fluoroquinolones (dose ... Beta-lactams (dose ... Acute #management #primarycare ... antibiotics #efficacy #pharmacology
Patient Consent Algorithm - Can your adult patient consent?

Is there an emergency?

Does the patient have capacity
Patient Consent Algorithm ... Does the patient ... #Consent #Algorithm ... Patient #Management #Psychiatry ... Capacity #Assessment #Diagnosis
Second Generation Antipsychotics: Mechanisms and Side Effects
(Atypical Anti-Psychotics) - Examples: Clozapine, Olanzapine, Quetiapine, Risperidone, Zotepine, Paliperidone,
considered 2nd line treatment ... #SideEffects #pharmacology ... #diagnosis #psychiatry
Neurological Side Effects of Antipsychotic Drugs
Acute dystonia - Spasm of muscles of tongue, face, neck, back
Antiparkinsonian agents are diagnostic ... • Tx: Reduce dose ... greatest risk • Tx: Dose ... months or years of treatment ... #SideEffects #pharmacology
Vancomycin Associated Acute Kidney Injury

 • Drug induced acute kidney injury is generally defined as a
nephrotoxic agents, the dose ... • Treatment includes ... Vancomycin #AKI #pharmacology ... #toxicology #diagnosis