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Summary table of mechanism of action, side effect and contraindications of commonly used drugs for tuberculosis.
Summary table of ... commonly used drugs ... for tuberculosis ... #pharmacology #medications ... #overview #tuberculosis
Drugs Implicated in Hemolytic Anemia
 • Hapten (Drug binding to RBC membrane): Penicillin, Cephalosporin, Tetracycline, Tolbutamide,
Drugs Implicated ... • Hapten (Drug ... Omeprazole, Sulfa drugs ... #diagnosis #pharmacology ... #table
Doses of Antituberculosis Drugs for Adults and Children - IDSA
First-line drugs:
 • Isoniazid
 • Rifampin
 •
Antituberculosis Drugs ... IDSA First-line drugs ... Ethambutol Second-line drugs ... #Drugs #Medications ... #Table
Medications causing Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration: Diuretics
 • Altered intrarenal autoregulation: ACEIs / ARBs,
Medications causing ... sphincter tone: • Opiates ... decongestants) • Any drug ... #Drugs #pharmacology ... #differential #diagnosis
Causes of Fatigue - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Endocrine
 • Hypo/Hyperthyroidism
 • Diabetes
 • Pituitary Insufficiency
 • Adrenal
Hematologic • Anemia ... Endocarditis • Tuberculosis ... Anti-Depressants • Drug ... Alcohol) • Drug ... Malnutrition / Drug
Sedative-Hypnotic Drugs
Benzodiazepines:
 - Bind to specific GABAA receptor subunits at central nervous system (CNS) neuronal synapses
Sedative-Hypnotic Drugs ... sedative-hypnotic drugs ... Sedative #Hypnotic #Drugs ... #medications #pharmacology ... #comparison #table
Causes of Acute Pericarditis:

Infectious;

Viral: 
Adenovirus 
Coxsackie virus A and B 
Echovirus 
Epstein-Barr virus 
Hepatitis 
Human immunodeficiency
) Syphilis Tuberculosis ... - related Medication ... induced (select drugs ... pericarditis) Uremia ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Numerous drugs taken by elderly persons can affect water balance by direct action on the kidney
Numerous drugs taken ... on the kidney (Table ... #Diagnosis #Pharmacology ... #Hyponatremia #Medications
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection and Disease in HIV-AIDS
Treating LTBI (to prevent TB disease)
Indications:
persons exposed to drug-resistant ... select anti-TB drugs ... and molecular diagnostic ... below for TB drug ... recommendations of ARV drugs
Drug-induced Hemolysis in G6PD Deficiency
Medicines and other substances likely to be UNSAFE in moderate to severe
Drug-induced Hemolysis ... G6PD deficiency Medications ... DrugInduced #Hemolysis #Pharmacology ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Table #Medications