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Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors: Mechanisms and Side Effects
 • Serotonin Syndrome:
   - Autonomic Hyperactivity:
Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors ... SSRIs #Serotonin #Inhibitors ... #Pathophysiology ... #Pharmacology # ... Psychiatry #Diagnosis #Signs
Serotonin-Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors(SNRIs): Mechanisms and Side Effects

Withdrawal: Dizziness, Diarrhea, Insomnia, Nausea, Vomiting
Serotonin Syndrome - Potentially Life
Serotonin-Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors ... SerotoninNorepinephrine #Inhibitors ... #Pathophysiology ... #Pharmacology # ... Psychiatry #Diagnosis #Signs
DPP4 Inhibitors - Normal and Renal Dosing

Increase Incretins (GLP-I & GIP) -> Stimulates Insulin, Inhibits Glucagon
DPP4 Inhibitors ... Stimulates Insulin, Inhibits ... incretins, which will ... Renal #Dosing #Pharmacology ... #Management #Diabetes
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
endomyocardial biopsy Pharmacology ... : • ACE Inhibitors ... receptor-neprilysin inhibitors ... heartfailure #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #pharmacology
Keratoconus: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Genetics
 • Family history of keratoconus
 • Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
 • Down, Turner,
Decr Protease inhibitors ... > Keratoconus Signs ... • Rizutti's Sign ... #Keratoconus #pathophysiology ... #ophthalmology
Stress Ulcer Prophylaxis

Stress ulcerations are common in ICU patients and may lead to hemorrhage if not
Critically ill patients ... hospitalization) • Pathophysiology ... Presentation • Management ... #criticalcare #pharmacology ... #management
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
factor CTNF)-a inhibitors ... • Uveitis- Ophthalmology ... monoclonal TNF-aIpha inhibitor ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #signs #symptoms
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
lateral sclerosis Pathophysiology ... of UMN and LMN signs ... EMG: LMN Signs in ... Riluzole - An inhibitor ... neurology #diagnosis #management
Acute Closed Angle Glaucoma: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
OPHTHALMIC EMERGENCY: Early detection is essential, but most patients
and are acutely ill ... damage & blindness Signs ... ClosedAngle #Glaucoma #pathophysiology ... #ophthalmology
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
systemic sx + signs ... Remember: Systemic sx will ... required +/- prompt ophthalmology ... GCA #Temporal #Signs ... Symptoms #Diagnosis #Management