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Serotonin-Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors(SNRIs): Mechanisms and Side Effects

Withdrawal: Dizziness, Diarrhea, Insomnia, Nausea, Vomiting
Serotonin Syndrome - Potentially Life
Reuptake Inhibitors(SNRIs ... Dry Mouth #SNRIs ... Pathophysiology #Pharmacology ... SideEffects #Psychiatry #Diagnosis
Causes of Hyperpyrexia (Temp > 106.7° F) - Differential Diagnosis
 • Heat Stroke
 • Drug-induced: Amphetamines,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Stroke • Drug-induced ... Serotonin syndrome: SSRIs ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors: Mechanisms and Side Effects
 • Serotonin Syndrome:
   - Autonomic Hyperactivity:
sensations) #SSRIs ... Pathophysiology #Pharmacology ... SideEffects #Psychiatry #Diagnosis
USMLE Epidemiology and Biostatistics Summary
Meta-Analysis: pools data from several studies (greater power), limited by quality/bias of
limited by quality/bias ... null when it is indeed ... power) Selection bias ... time Lead-time bias ... #calculations #diagnosis
Medications causing Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration: Diuretics
 • Altered intrarenal autoregulation: ACEIs / ARBs,
antihistamines, TCAs, SSRIs ... Medications #Drugs #pharmacology ... #differential #diagnosis
Mechanisms of Drug-Induced Hyperkalemia 
 • Direct renin inhibitor (Aliskiren)
 • Renin release inhibition (NSAIDs, Beta-Blockers)
Mechanisms of Drug-Induced ... #differential #diagnosis ... pathophysiology #pharmacology
Drug-Induced Seizures - OTIS-CAMPBELL

O - Organophosphate, oral hypoglycemics, opioid
T - TCA, theophylline
I - Isoniazid, Insulin
S -
Drug-Induced Seizures ... Kat_Watson #Drug #Induced ... #Differential #Pharmacology ... #Diagnosis #OTISCAMPBELL
Amiodarone Thyroid Complications
Amiodarone: 
 - iodine-rich, similar structure to T4, with half life up to 100d
• Amiodarone Induced ... • Amiodarone Induced ... • Amiodarone Induced ... endocrinology #diagnosis ... #pharmacology
Vancomycin Associated Acute Kidney Injury

 • Drug induced acute kidney injury is generally defined as a
Injury • Drug induced ... of vancomycin induced ... Vancomycin #AKI #pharmacology ... #toxicology #diagnosis
Characteristics of Serotonin Syndrome and Other Hyperthermic Syndromes 
Serotonin Syndrome
 - SSRIs, second-generation antidepressants, MAOIs, linezolid,
Serotonin Syndrome - SSRIs ... hyperthermia, normal or reduced ... Hyperthermic #Syndromes #Diagnosis