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Statins intensity, drug interactions, timing of administration and missed doses.

An overview of high, moderate and low
Statins intensity, drug ... administration and missed doses ... An overview of high ... #pharmacology #overview ... #table
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
Phos), CBC with differential ... Pyridostigmine - New diagnosis ... Drugs to avoid ( ... main ones) - Antibiotics ... anticholinergics, high-dose
Therapeutic Drug Level Monitoring 
Carbamazepine - Sample immediately before next dose (trough) 
Clozapine - Sample immediately
Therapeutic Drug ... -24 hours post dose ... - Intermittent dosing ... Ranges #Toxicology #Pharmacology ... #Diagnosis #Table
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
Excessive insulation, high ... (→ 3-14) e.g. during ... anaphylaxis (→ 3-1) Drug ... #Hyperthermia #Differential ... Anesthesia #Checklist #Diagnosis
Numerous drugs taken by elderly persons can affect water balance by direct action on the kidney
Numerous drugs taken ... on the kidney (Table ... #Diagnosis #Pharmacology ... #Medications #DrugInduced ... #List #Differential
Drug-Induced Hypertension - Common Medications 

Corticosteroids (prednisone) 
Sympathomimetics (amphetamine, pseudoephedrine)
SNRl's (duloxetine, venlafaxine) 
Calcineurin Inhibitors (tacrolimus, cyclosporine)
Drug-Induced Hypertension ... This does NOT mean ... /ambcarerx #DrugInduced ... #Medications #Differential ... #Diagnosis
Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PseudoHyperkalemia:
 • Lab error
 • Traumatic venipuncture
 • Hemolysis, thrombocytosis, leukocytosis
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Hyperkalemia - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... phlebotomy High ... reactions Common Drugs ... Beta blockers • Antibiotics
Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PseudoHyperkalemia:
 • Lab error
 • Traumatic venipuncture
 • Hemolysis, thrombocytosis, leukocytosis
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Hyperkalemia - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... phlebotomy High ... reactions Common Drugs ... Beta blockers • Antibiotics
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
Guidelines for Crises ... • Exclude high ... anticholinergic drug ... #Hypotension #Differential ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis
Drug Induced Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
> 100 drugs have been associated with drug-induced SLE
High risk (>5%):
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SLE High risk ... Lupusreference #DrugInduced ... #pharmacology # ... risk #differential ... #diagnosis #rheumatology