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FDA-Approved 1st line Medications for Tobacco Cessation Treatment

Nicotine patch, Nicotine lozenge, Nicotine gum, Nicotine inhaler, Nicotine
, Varenicline (tablet ... Bupropion sustained release ... (SR) (tablet) ... Therapy #Comparison #Table
Hyperthyroidism and Thyrotoxicosis Interpretation Table
 - Autonomy (Graves)
 - Autonomy (toxic nodule)
 - Exogenous thyroid hormone
Interpretation Table ... thyroid hormone - Release ... Interpretation #Table
Metformin - First Line Treatment for Diabetes Type 2
• Start with initial dose of 500 mg
Consider extended-release ... gastrointestinal (GI) adverse ... • Try extended-release
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
: • Cytokine Release ... • Cathepsin G release ... More common in severe ... Moderate > 2/3 and severe ... overload, PCC to reverse
Menstrual Cycle Physiology: Ovarian Cycle – Ovulation Explained

Around Day 14, estrogen exerts sudden +++ positive feedback
production and release ... , these forces release ... oocyte is actually released
Syphilis Reverse Sequence Treponemal Screening Algorithm

UCSD Internal Medicine @ucsdim

#Syphilis #Reverse #Screening #Algorithm #diagnosis #RPR #tppa #treponemal
Syphilis Reverse ... ucsdim #Syphilis #Reverse
APRV - Overview 

Airway pressure release ventilation (APRV) uses prolonged periods of high continuous positive airway
Airway pressure release ... episodes of pressure release ... rescue therapy for severe
Asthma: immunopathogenesis. 
Allergens attach to, and are taken up by, dendritic cells that he the respiratory
) cells, which release ... plasma cells and release ... cascade of events releases
Drugs that Impair Renal Potassium Excretion 

Decreased ENaC channel function: Amiloride, Triamterene, Pentamidine
Decreased Aldosterone Synthesis: Heparin,
Decreased Aldosterone Release ... Decreased Renin Release
Algorithm for Metformin Prescribing and Dosing in CKD
Dose Initiation - Immediate release:
 • Initial 500 mg
Initiation - Immediate release ... Initiation - Extended release ... side effects from release