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ACEI Antihypertensive Dose Comparison. Consider divided (BID) regimen for better pre-dose (trough) BP control for the
ACEI Antihypertensive ... Dose Comparison ... potassium, and renal ... Dosing #Conversion #Pharmacology ... #PrimaryCare #Comparison
Hydroxychloroquine Serum Measurement in SLE
 • Terminal elimination half-life = 40 days ([HCQI reflects long-term intake)
Insufficient blood levels ... Special cases (e.g. renal ... Measurement #SLE #rheumatology ... #pharmacology # ... levels #lupus #management
SLICC SLE Diagnostic Criteria - Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Clinical and Immunologic Criteria

CLINICAL CRITERIA
 - ACUTE CUTANEOUS LUPUS
Criteria - Systemic Lupus ... - SEROSITIS - RENAL ... CRITERIA - ANA level ... Anti-dsDNA antibody level ... #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
Heparin - Unfractionated Heparin (UFH) vs Low-Molecular-Weight Heparin (LMWH)
UFH:
 • Advantages: 
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monitored - Ok in renal ... contraindicated in renal ... anti-factor Xa level ... LMWH #Heparin #comparison ... Unfractionated #pharmacology
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
SLE (Systemic Lupus ... Non-autoimmune rheumatologic ... APLA/LAC: • Renal ... antibodies, Complement levels ... Erythematosus #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
Hydroxychloroquine - Risks and Benefits in Lupus
Benefits:
↓ Disease activity, ↓ Flare, ↓ Damage, ↓ Corticosteroid dose,
and Benefits in Lupus ... needed in case of renal ... Risks #Benefits #Lupus ... #pharmacology # ... #sideeffects #rheumatology
Lactated Ringers (LR) vs Normal Saline (NS) - Comparison

Composition of LR:
 • Sodium 130 mEq/L
 •
Saline (NS) - Comparison ... filtration - Renal ... Saline Increases Levels ... Normal #Saline #NS #comparison ... #pharmacology #
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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pulmonary and renal ... inflammation Others: • Lupus ... such as systemic lupus ... Complement (Low levels ... differential #diagnosis #rheumatology
Lithium Therapy for Bipolar Disorder 
Toxicity Levels: 
 - Mild (1-1.5 mEq/L) 
 - Moderate (1.6-2.5
Disorder Toxicity Levels ... vomiting, declining renal ... Interactions: NSAIDs, ACEI ... interactions (NSAIDs, ACEI ... BPD #Toxicity #Pharmacology