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Neonatal Resuscitation – Circulation and Drugs
Consider drugs (k) if heart rate beats/min in spite of adequate
Circulation and Drugs ... Consider drugs ... peripheral vein are ... #Medications #Pharmacology ... #management #peds
Drug-Induced Thrombocytopenia
The diagnosis of drug-induced thrombocytopenia can be made only by demonstrating resolution of thrombocytopenia once
Drug-Induced Thrombocytopenia ... once a suspected drug ... thrombocytopenia are ... #Diagnosis #Hematology ... Thrombocytopenia #Differential
Severe Drug Rashes - Comparison - DRESS | SJS/TEN | AGEP | Erythroderma

DRESS 
 - Onset:
Severe Drug Rashes ... DRESS | SJS/TEN | AGEP ... exfoliation #Febrile #Drug ... #Erythroderma #Dermatology ... #Emergency #Differential
Mechanisms of Drug-Induced Hyperkalemia 
 • Direct renin inhibitor (Aliskiren)
 • Renin release inhibition (NSAIDs, Beta-Blockers)
Mechanisms of Drug-Induced ... Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE ... #hyperkalemia #differential ... pathophysiology #pharmacology
Maculopapular Rashes - THE ALGORITHMIC APPROACH 

The term maculopapule is a portmanteau, a combination
of macule and
febrile have a wide differential ... with either a drug ... have a broader differential ... #Diagnosis #Dermatology ... Central #Peripheral #Differential
Differential Diagnosis for a Prolonged PT and aPTT
If the PT and the aPTT are both prolonged,
Differential Diagnosis ... PT and the aPTT are ... Drugs: Direct or ... indirect inhibitory drugs ... #hematology #coagulation
Veltassa (Patiromer) 
MECHANISM: Potassium Binder 
INDICATION: Treatment of Hyperkalemia 
FORMULATION: Powder for oral suspension 
DOSING: 8.4
from other oral drugs ... conditions, RAAS meds ... ACE inhibitors, ... this from other drugs ... #Hyperkalemia #Pharmacology
Causes of Eosinophilia - Differential Diagnosis
Bugs:
 - Fungus (aspergillosis)
 - Viral (HIV)
 - Ectoparasites (scabies, myiasis)
Eosinophilia - Differential ... - Parasites Drugs ... autoimmune): - Hyper IgE ... #Eosinophilia #Differential ... Diagnosis #Causes #hematology
Diagnostic Framework for Hemolysis - Intravascular vs Extravascular Causes
Intravascular Hemolysis:
 • Mechanical Trauma (Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia):
infection) - Drugs ... lactam antibiotics are ... Extravascular #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #hematology
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
(common causes are ... asthma, allergy, drug ... Disorders #Algorithm #Differential ... #diagnosis #hematology