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IBS-D Pharmacotherapy

Loperamide
Rifaximin
Eluxadoline
Alosetron
Antispasmodics
Tricyclic antidepressants
SSRIs

#IBSD #IBS #Diarrhea #Irritable #Bowel #Syndrome #pharmacology #table #comparison #management #treatment
Antispasmodics Tricyclic antidepressants ... SSRIs #IBSD ... #pharmacology #table ... comparison #management #treatment
Neuromodulators for Disorders of Gut Brain Interactions (DGBIs)
SSRIs - When anxiety, depression, and phobic features are
Interactions (DGBIs) SSRIs ... DGBls Tetracyclic Antidepressant ... - Treatment of ... early satiety nausea ... disturbed sleep SNRls
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification
Reflex Syncope 
 - Vasovagal syncope
   • Prolonged standing
• Ventricular tachycardia ... Medication side effect (e.g ... . αblockers, antidepressants ... Classification #Table ... #Causes
Treatment of Stable Narrow-Complex Tachycardia
Regular Rhythm:
 • Attempt vagal maneuvers
 • Give adenosine 6 milligrams IV
Treatment of Stable ... Control rate (e.g ... Treat underlying cause ... Treat underlying cause ... #Tachycardia #Treatment
Characteristics of Serotonin Syndrome and Other Hyperthermic Syndromes 
Serotonin Syndrome
 - SSRIs, second-generation antidepressants, MAOIs, linezolid,
Serotonin Syndrome - SSRIs ... second-generation antidepressants ... hypertension, tachycardia ... Diagnosis #Comparison #Table
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
Treatment depends ... maintained fever CAUSES ... syndrome (tricyclic antidepressants ... #Differential #Causes ... #Anesthesiology
Treatment of Stable Wide-Complex Tachycardia
Regular
 • If ventricular tachycardia or uncertain rhythm:
    -
Treatment of Stable ... Wide-Complex Tachycardia ... nodal agents (e.g ... irregular protocol #Stable ... #Treatment #management
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis by Mechanism
Decr Blood Pressure (“Decr Effective Circulating Volume”) 
 - Volume depletion
- Malignancy (e.g ... CNS pathology (e.g ... cyclosporine, SSRIs ... Differential #Diagnosis #Table ... #Causes #Sodium
Pediatric SVT - Management Algorithm
Identify SVT:
 • HR not variable
 • Abrupt rate changes
 • Infants:
: HR > 180bpm ECG ... Monitors, Pads AP Stable ... supraventricular #tachycardia ... peds #Pediatric #treatment
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Unexplained hypotension
• Unexplained bronchospasm (wheeze may be absent
• Unexplained tachycardia ... trolley, anaphylaxis treatment ... require prolonged treatment ... as patient is stable ... #Anaphylaxis #Anesthesiology