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Pharmacologic Treatments of Chronic Hypertension in Pregnancy
Central alpha-agonists
 - Methyldopa
 - Clonidine
Combined alpha- and beta-blocker
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Pharmacologic Treatments ... Central alpha-agonists ... Management #Treatment #Pharmacology ... #HTN #Table #Drugs
Serotonin Syndrome Drug Precipitants and Pharmacology
↑ Serotonin Formation: Tryptophan, Oxitriptan
↑ Serotonin Release: Amphetamines, Cocaine, Mirtazapine
↑ Serotonin
Serotonin Syndrome ... Drug Precipitants ... and Pharmacology ... Serotonin Receptor Agonism ... #Pharmacology #
A toxidrome is a syndrome (set of symptoms) caused by specific medications or toxins.

There are 5
toxidrome is a syndrome ... Cholinergic: ACh recptor agonists ... barbituates, “Z-drugs ... Toxidromes #Comparison #Table
Muscarinic Receptor Agonists and Antagonists 
Muscarinic Receptor Agonists
Methacholine
 • Diagnosis of bronchial airway
Carbachol
 • Glaucorna (topical
Muscarinic Receptor Agonists ... Muscarinic Receptor Agonists ... due to Sjögren syndrome ... #Medications #Pharmacology ... #Table
Rybelsus (oral semaglutide) - First Oral GLP-1 Agonist
Dosing:
3 mg daily x 30 days, then 7 mg
order for the drug ... to remain stable ... ready to take the drug ... to ensure the drug ... semaglutide #Diabetes #Pharmacology
Sedative-Hypnotic Drugs
Benzodiazepines:
 - Bind to specific GABAA receptor subunits at central nervous system (CNS) neuronal synapses
Sedative-Hypnotic Drugs ... 5-HT-Receptor Agonist ... uncertain: - Partial agonist ... #medications #pharmacology ... #comparison #table
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
Vasopressin Receptor Agonist ... V1 receptor-agonist ... shock V2 receptor-agonist ... Diuresis #Nephrology #Pharmacology ... #Medications #Table
Drugs for Depression and Anxiety Disorders

Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors
 • Citalopram, Escitalopram, Fluoxetine, Fluvoxamine, Paroxetine, Sertraline,
Drugs for Depression ... 5HTIA partial agonist ... #Medications #Table ... #Pharmacology #
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
paresthesias (carpal ... decade → peripheral/acral ... pachydermoperiostosis, drugs ... Beckwith Wiedemann syndrome ... Pegvisomant) ± D2 agonist
Nuclear myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) may be performed by either single-photon emission CT (SPECT) or positron
Pharmacologic stress ... Parkinson White (WPW) syndrome ... testing involving pharmacologic ... by the Food and Drug ... adenosine receptor agonists