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Medications Used in Hypertensive Emergencies
Vasodilators: Hydralazine, Nitroglycerin, Sodium nitroprusside 
Calcium Channel Blockers: Clevidipine, Nicardipine
ß-Blockers: Esmolol, Labetalol,
Medications Used ... Labetalol, Metoprolol ACE ... #Hypertension #Medications ... #Pharmacology #Table
Pivot Shift test for Knee Instability

The patient lies supine while the examiner grasps the leg by
Pivot Shift test ... to the femur, indicating ... likely ACL Injury ... #Shift #PivotShift ... #test #ACL #Knee
Mechanisms Drug Induced Hyponatremia
#Diagnosis #Pharm #Hyponatremia #Drugs #Medications #Mechanisms #Table
Hyponatremia #Diagnosis ... Hyponatremia #Drugs #Medications ... #Mechanisms #Table
Differential diagnosis of hyperammonemia

#Hyperammonemia #Ammonia #Drugs #Medications #Differential #Diagnosis #Causes #Table
Differential diagnosis ... Ammonia #Drugs #Medications ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Causes #Table
A toxidrome is a syndrome (set of symptoms) caused by specific medications or toxins.

There are 5
caused by specific medications ... antipsychotics, oxybutynin, ACh ... - Cholinergic: ACh ... antihistamines #Diagnosis ... Toxidromes #Comparison #Table
Mechanisms of Drug-Induced Hyperkalemia 
 • Direct renin inhibitor (Aliskiren)
 • Renin release inhibition (NSAIDs, Beta-Blockers)
Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE ... • Exogenous (KCL ... #differential #diagnosis ... pharmacology #potassium #medications
Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis - Impaired Excretion vs Redistribution

Impaired Urinary Excretion 
 - Renal failure
 -
- Differential Diagnosis ... Rhabdomyolysis Medications ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Table
Common Medications Known to Prolong QTc
Antiarrhythmics - Amiodarone, sotalol, flecainide, quinidine, dronedarone, dofetilide
Vasopressors/inotropes - Epinephrine, norepinephrine,
Common Medications ... #Prolongation #Medications ... #differential #diagnosis ... #pharmacology #table
Glaucoma - Emergency Department Management
- All patients should get emergency ophthalmologic consultation
- Start with eye drops
Department Management - All ... eye drops (see table ... and add systemic medications ... #Open #Closed #Medications ... #Table
Causes of ileitis beyond Crohn’s disease and infections include systemic disorders -spondyloarthropathies, vasculitides, ischemia, and amyloidosis
amyloidosis as well as medications ... See below for table ... articles/PMC2914216/ #Diagnosis ... #Differential #Table