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Antidepressant Medications Decision Aid
 - The choice of depression medications in primary care is difficult as
best evidence does ... across agents' toxicity ... #Management #PatientInfo ... #PrimaryCare #Psychiatry ... SNRIs #Selection #Pharmacology
Asthma Maintenance Therapy - Stepwise Approach 

Low dose ICS 
-> Low dose ICS/LABA or Med/High dose
Asthma Maintenance ... nonpharmacologic management ... before increasing medication ... Stepwise #Therapy #Management ... #Pharmacology #
Biologic therapy for eosinophilic asthma 
• Mepolizumab (Nucala) 
  • Anti-lL-5, 100 mg SQ q4
for eosinophilic asthma ... SQ q4 weeks x3 doses ... Biologic #therapy #Medications ... #pharmacology # ... pulmonary #management
Heart Failure (HFrEF) Treatment - GDMT for stage C 

For patients with Heart Failure with REDUCED
getting patients on medication ... to the target dose ... HeartFailure #HFrEF #Pharmacology ... #Management #Treatment ... #StageC #Cardiology
Lithium Therapy for Bipolar Disorder 
Toxicity Levels: 
 - Mild (1-1.5 mEq/L) 
 - Moderate (1.6-2.5
Lithium is a medication ... Lithium is usually dosed ... after their last dose ... #Pharmacology # ... Psychiatry
Dupixent (dupilumab) for Asthma
Dupixent (dupilumab) is a biologic medication that is a dual inhibitor of IL4
dupilumab) for Asthma ... is a biologic medication ... dermatitis as well as asthma ... injections as a loading dose ... #Management #Pharmacology
Digoxin Pharmacology and Monitoring

 • Digoxin’s half-life is 30-45 hours in healthy adults
 • When monitoring
Digoxin Pharmacology ... the most recent dose ... More important indications ... Monitoring #toxicology #management ... #toxicity #digitalis
Management of Anthracyclines and HER2 Antagonist Cardiotoxicity
Anthracyclines cause cardiomyopathy:
 ✖ Reduction in left ventricular ejection fraction
Management of Anthracyclines ... Anthracycline: Reduce dose ... Cardiotoxicity #cardiology ... #oncology #pharmacology ... #toxicity #chemotherapy
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Cytomegalovirus Infections in HIV-AIDS
Preventing CMV Disease:
 • CMV end-organ disease is best
., concomitant medications ... injection) for 1–4 doses ... over a period of ... Prevention #Treatment #management ... infections #HIVAIDS #pharmacology