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Insulin and analogues onset of action, peak times and duration.

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#pharmacology #table #comparison
peak times and duration ... #pharmacology #table ... #comparison #dosing ... #insulin #diabetes ... halflife #onset #duration
PDE5 inhibitors are usually the drugs of first choice for erectile dysfunction.

PDE5 inhibitors enhance an erection that is
are usually the drugs ... inhibitors - which can ... #pharmacology #comparison ... #medications #dosing ... #drugs #table #
Characteristics of Common Lipid Disorders
Polygenic hypercholesterolemia
Atherogenic dyslipidemia
 • Frequently accompanied by central obesity or diabetes
Familial hypercholesterolemia,
dyslipidemia • Frequently ... central obesity or diabetes ... Family history, CHD ... disorders #diseases #comparison ... #table #defects
Sedative-Hypnotic Drugs
Benzodiazepines:
 - Bind to specific GABAA receptor subunits at central nervous system (CNS) neuronal synapses
channel opening frequency ... chloride ion channel duration ... sleep onset and duration ... #pharmacology #comparison ... #table
Heparin - Unfractionated Heparin (UFH) vs Low-Molecular-Weight Heparin (LMWH)
UFH:
 • Advantages: 
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failure - Can ... Disadvantages: - Frequent ... - Longer duration ... Unknown Optimal dosing ... LMWH #Heparin #comparison
Insulin Degludec (Tresiba) vs Insulin Glargine (Lantus, Basaglar, or Toujeo)

Insulin degludec (Tresiba) is an ultra-long acting
more and more frequently ... do require BID dosing ... lowering, but had ... Degludec #Glargine #Comparison ... Pharmacology #DEVOTE #Diabetes
Statins & Recommendations:

Word Cholesterol came from Cholesterine, named by French chemist Michel E. Chevreul (‘solid bile’
By doing so, they ... As with all drugs ... increased risk of diabetes ... However, the frequency ... , #Stroke #CAD
Scleroderma Like Conditions - Differential Diagnosis
Eosinophilic Fasciitis:
 - Orange peel induration (peau d'orange) of proximal extremities
long-standing diabetes ... amyloidosis; more frequent ... immunocompromised host Drug ... Differential #Diagnosis #comparison ... #table #dermatology
Hypersensitivity Types and Their Mechanisms
Type I - lgE - Soluble antigen
 - Allergen-specific lgE antibodies bind
allergies, and drug ... IgG can also mediate ... blood types or during ... dermatitis, type I diabetes ... Diagnosis #Reactions #Table
Rybelsus (oral semaglutide) - First Oral GLP-1 Agonist
Dosing:
3 mg daily x 30 days, then 7 mg
GLP-1 Agonist Dosing ... order for the drug ... to remain stable ... to ensure the drug ... #semaglutide #Diabetes