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Medications associated with drug-induced lupus

List of Definite and Possible Associated Drugs

#Diagnosis #Pharmacology #Medications #DrugInduced #Lupus #List
Medications associated ... lupus List of ... #Diagnosis #Pharmacology ... #Medications #DrugInduced ... #Differential #
DRESS-associated drugs

DRESS syndrome can be life threatening and it has a documented mortality rate of about
DRESS-associated drugs ... All kinds of drugs ... #DIHS #DrugInduced ... #Medications #Causes ... #Diagnosis #Differential
Drug-Induced Edema
Drug-induced edema is caused by many drugs & can coincide with or worsen pre-existing peripheral
blood vessels, leading ... Kat_Watson #DrugInduced ... #Edema #Medication ... #Causes #Differential ... #Pharmacology #
Mechanisms of Drug-Induced Hyperkalemia 
 • Direct renin inhibitor (Aliskiren)
 • Renin release inhibition (NSAIDs, Beta-Blockers)
Mechanisms of Drug-Induced ... #hyperkalemia #differential ... #pharmacology # ... potassium #medications ... #druginduced
Serotonin Syndrome Drug Precipitants and Pharmacology
↑ Serotonin Formation: Tryptophan, Oxitriptan
↑ Serotonin Release: Amphetamines, Cocaine, Mirtazapine
↑ Serotonin
Serotonin Syndrome ... Drug Precipitants ... medications #causes ... #differential # ... diagnosis #drug
Drug Induced Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
> 100 drugs have been associated with drug-induced SLE
High risk (>5%):
 •
Lupusreference #DrugInduced ... Erythematosus #medications ... #drugs #pharmacology ... #risk #differential ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Causes of Hypomagnesemia
Redistribution:
 - IV glucose
 - Correction of diabetic ketoacidosis
 - IV hyperalimentation
 - Refeeding
renal disease Drugs ... Hypomagnesemia #Causes #diagnosis ... #differential # ... medications #drugs ... #pharmacology #
Numerous drugs taken by elderly persons can affect water balance by direct action on the kidney
Numerous drugs taken ... #Diagnosis #Pharmacology ... #Hyponatremia #Medications ... #DrugInduced #List ... #Differential
Causes of Acute Pericarditis:

Infectious;

Viral: 
Adenovirus 
Coxsackie virus A and B 
Echovirus 
Epstein-Barr virus 
Hepatitis 
Human immunodeficiency
- related Medication ... induced (select drugs ... Systemic lupus ... #Pericarditis #Differential ... #Diagnosis
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
permanent alopecia Differential ... Diagnosis: • ANCA-associated ... extremities Drug ... • Antihistone: Drug ... activation and/or medications