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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
IBS-D Pharmacotherapy ... 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
when pain is dominant ... DGBls Tetracyclic Antidepressant ... early satiety nausea ... disturbed sleep SNRls ... Neuromodulators #DGBIs #IBS
SNRls (Serotonin/Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors) - FDA Approved Indications 

Venlafaxine (Effexor) - GAD, MDD, Panic Disorder, SAD
SNRls (Serotonin ... There are 5 SNRI's ... commonly used antidepressants ... outpatient clinics is ... for treatment of
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
or ≥ 39 C this is ... Treatment depends ... syndrome (tricyclic antidepressants ... #Differential #Causes ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
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
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Treatment Options
Amitiza (Lubiprostone)
Antidepressants: Celexa, Wellbutrin, Prozac, Paxil, Nortriptyline, and Zoloft
Bentyl (Dicyclomine)
Creon
Ducolax
Imodium, Maalox,
Bowel Syndrome (IBS ... ) Treatment Options ... (Lubiprostone) Antidepressants ... bowel #syndrome #ibs ... #pharmacology #table
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification
Reflex Syncope 
 - Vasovagal syncope
   • Prolonged standing
Medication side effect (e.g ... . αblockers, antidepressants ... Medication side effect (e.g ... Classification #Table ... #Causes
Syncope is a sudden, transient loss of consciousness, which is thought to be secondary to cerebral
cardiac syncope, e.g ... frequently benign causes ... and an initial ECG ... The treatment strategy ... depends on the cause
Simplified Approach to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
1) IS THIS AN EMERGENCY? 
Is there a dialysis indication
Injury (AKI) 1) IS ... Is there a dialysis ... indication (e.g ... are caused by prerenal ... KidneyInjury #simplified #workup
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Diagnosis and Workup ... function test, ANA (e.g ... thrombocytopenia is ... hematologic disorder is ... #Workup #hematology