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Selective Publication of Antidepressant Trials

A more complete picture: contrasting the journal version of antidepressant trials with
Publication of Antidepressant ... trials with the FDA ... #SSRIs #Evidence ... #Publication #Bias ... #Comparison #FDA
Antidepressant Medications Decision Aid
 - The choice of depression medications in primary care is difficult as
Antidepressant Medications ... of depression medications ... - The best evidence ... #Antidepressants ... #SideEffects #SNRIs
Selective Publication of Antidepressant Trials

A more complete picture: contrasting the journal version of antidepressant trials with
Publication of Antidepressant ... trials with the FDA ... #SSRIs #Evidence ... #Publication #Bias ... #Comparison #FDA
SNRls (Serotonin/Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors) - FDA Approved Indications 

Venlafaxine (Effexor) - GAD, MDD, Panic Disorder, SAD
SNRls (Serotonin ... Inhibitors) - FDA ... commonly used antidepressants ... purpose of these medications ... #Psychiatry #FDA
Secondary causes of Hypertension
 • Medications, Drugs, Chemo: NSAIDS, Steroids, CNI, Alcohol, Cocaine, OCP, Licorice, MAOI,
Secondary causes ... Hypertension • Medications ... Pseudopheochromocytoma - respond to SSRIs ... Other Endocrine causes ... low renin HTN causes
Serotonin Syndrome Drug Precipitants and Pharmacology
↑ Serotonin Formation: Tryptophan, Oxitriptan
↑ Serotonin Release: Amphetamines, Cocaine, Mirtazapine
↑ Serotonin
Serotonin Syndrome ... Buproprion, Tricyclic Antidepressants ... ucsdim #Serotonin #Syndrome ... #Pharmacology #medications ... #causes #differential
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification
Reflex Syncope 
 - Vasovagal syncope
   • Prolonged standing
depletion - Medication ... e.g. αblockers, antidepressants ... Subclavian steal syndrome ... Alcohol blackout - Medication ... Classification #Table #Causes
Summary of Infections in which Steroids play a role in treatment
 • TB meningitis
 • TB
pericarditis (select cases ... meningitis (weaker evidence ... • Ramsay Hunt syndrome ... (weak evidence) ... #Steroids #Indications
Syncope - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Reflex Syncope:
• Vasovagal: Prolonged standing, Stress, Pain
• Situational: Coughing, Sneezing, Micturition, Defecation,
Volume Depletion • Medication ... Effect: a-blockers, antidepressants ... bradycardia, Sinus pauses ... Subclavian steal syndrome
Recurrent Polymorphic VT/Torsades de Pointes - Management Algorithm
Drugs that prolong QT interval:
 • Class 1a (quinidine,
chlorpromazine) • Antidepressants ... Congenital long QT Syndrome ... 1b (lidocaine)- case ... report level evidence