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Antidepressant Medications Decision Aid
 - The choice of depression medications in primary care is difficult as
Antidepressant Medications ... across agents' toxicity ... DecisionAid #SSRIs #Antidepressants ... #Comparison #SideEffects ... SNRIs #Selection #Pharmacology
Pharmacology, Toxicity and Management of Second Generation Antipsychotic (SGA) Overdose #Diagnosis #Management #Toxicology #Psychiatry #SGA #SecondGenerationAntipsychotics
Pharmacology, Toxicity ... Antipsychotic (SGA) Overdose ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Toxicology #Psychiatry ... SecondGenerationAntipsychotics #Overdose
Intravenous Lipid Emulsion (ILE) Therapy

ILE is a treatment for severe toxicity from local anesthetics. In addition,
life-threatening toxicity ... cocaine • cyclic antidepressants ... #ILE #Therapy #Toxicology ... #Management #Pharmacology ... #Overdose #intralipid
Carbamazepine Toxicity

Carbamazepine (CBZ) is an antiepileptic drug commonly prescribed for seizure disorders, trigeminal neuralgia, neuropathic pain,
Carbamazepine Toxicity ... Carbamazepine #Toxicity ... #Toxicology #Diagnosis ... #SideEffects #Adverse ... #Pharmacology
Toxidromes Compared: Anticholinergic, Cholinergic, Opioid, Sympathomimetic, Sedative-Hypnotic

During your physical exam, look for evidence of some of
Sedative-Hypnotic During ... acute cholinergic toxicity ... Opioid toxicity ... #Diagnosis #Toxicology ... #Toxidromes #Comparison
Therapeutic Drug Level Monitoring 
Carbamazepine - Sample immediately before next dose (trough) 
Clozapine - Sample immediately
at anytime if toxicity ... - Intermittent dosing ... Therapeutic #Ranges #Toxicology ... #Pharmacology # ... Diagnosis #Table
Drug-Induced Prolonged QTc

QTc >500ms is an independent risk factor for developing Torsades des Pointes (TdP)
Drugs causing
Sulfamethoxazole • Antidepressants ... Prolonged #QTc #Toxicity ... #Toxicology #Pharmacology ... #Diagnosis #prolongation
Methotrexate Toxicology 

Intravenous leucovorin (folinic acid) treatment serves as a cofactor necessary for synthesis of thymidylate
Methotrexate Toxicology ... Leucovorin dosing ... the most severe overdoses ... #Toxicity #Management ... #Pharmacology