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Anticonvulsants as Mood Stabilizers: Mechanism and Side-effect
Examples: Valproate, Carbamazepine, Lamotrigine
 • Mild anticholinergic effect -> Drowsiness
Systemic effect -> Nausea ... vomiting, diarrhea, hyponatremia ... pruritus, weight gain ... Pathophysiology #Psychiatry ... #Pharmacology
DPP-4 Inhibitors - Pharmacology Summary
Mechanisms of Action: Inhibits DPP-4 (dipeptidyl peptidase 4), which normally inactivates GLP-1
4 Inhibitors - Pharmacology ... Toxicities: • Joint pains ... not definitively cause ... DPP4 #Inhibitors #Pharmacology ... DM2 #diabetes #endocrinology
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Management Summary Causes ... Weakness - Dark urine ... - Abdominal pain ... Hyperuricemia • Hyponatremia ... hour with goal urine
First Generation Anti-Psychotics: Mechanisms and Side Effects
Typical/Conventional Anti-Psychotics - Examples: Haloperidol, Chlorpromazine

ACh M1 antagonist - Block
brain • Weight Gain ... arterioles -> less able ... , and/or limbs caused ... #SideEffects #pharmacology ... #diagnosis #psychiatry
Cushing's Syndrome - Hypercortisolism - Diagnosis and Clinical Features
1) Skin
 • Thin, easily bruisable skin with
, oral cavity) Caused ... Dyslipidemia • Weight gain ... is decreased), hypernatremia ... ↑ 24-hour urine ... signs #symptoms #endocrinology