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

Withdrawal: Dizziness, Diarrhea, Insomnia, Nausea, Vomiting
Serotonin Syndrome - Potentially Life
Serotonin-Norepinephrine ... Reuptake Inhibitors(SNRIs ... #Pharmacology #SideEffects ... Psychiatry #Diagnosis #Signs ... #Symptoms
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors: Mechanisms and Side Effects
 • Serotonin Syndrome:
   - Autonomic Hyperactivity:
Selective Serotonin ... sensations) #SSRIs ... #Pharmacology #SideEffects ... Psychiatry #Diagnosis #Signs ... #Symptoms
Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Toxicity

Main Toxicities: Colitis,  
Pneumonitis, Skin adverse events, Endocrine dysfunction, 
Hepatitis,  
Myocarditis,
Immune Checkpoint ... Incidence, Symptoms ... Complications and Treatment ... #Immune #CheckpointInhibitor ... Toxicity #Toxicities #SideEffects
Check point inhibitors and Side Effects - Immune-related adverse events (IRAEs)

What are the side effects?
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Side Effects - Immune-related ... - Immune-related ... to months after treatment ... immunosuppresion #CheckPointInhibitors ... #SideEffects #IRAEs
Management of Serotonin Syndrome
Identify and stop all serotoninergic medications
 • Avoid inadvertent Rx of serotoninergic meds
Management of Serotonin ... normalize vital signs ... then 2 mg q2h if symptoms ... Medicine @ucsdim #Serotonin ... Syndrome #Management #treatment
Optic Neuritis - Diagnosis and Management
 • Epidemiology: Female (75%), 18-50 years,
caucasian
 • Symptoms: Moderate visual
caucasian • Symptoms ... Unilateral • Signs ... corticosteroids TREATMENT ... or other auto-immune ... Diagnosis #Management #treatment
Emphysematous Cystitis
Epidemiology:
 • Usually middle-aged diabetic women
 • Other RF: neurogenic bladder, urinary tract outlet obstruction,
urinary catheter and immune ... compromise Clinical Signs ... /Symptoms: • Usually ... be present or signs ... data • Early treatment
Pituitary Mass Effects - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Pituitary turnors are almost always a benign
adenomas that require treatment ... Signs / Symptoms ... #Macroadenoma #SideEffects
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Definition: Overwhelming clinical syndrome associated with excessive macrophage activation and cytokine storm due to
underlying genetic immune ... Diagnosis: HLH signs ... and symptoms can ... • Bicytopenia Treatment ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
cells are the immune ... of UMN and LMN signs ... fasciculations Common Symptoms ... EMG: LMN Signs in ... diagnosis column Treatment