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Summary table of the mechanism of action, side effect and contraindications of commonly used anti-coagulation drugs.
mechanism of action, side ... effect and contraindications ... - Low Molecular ... anticoagulation #pharmacology
NSAID Selectivity Spectrum
COX-2 Selective NSAID - Celecoxib
 • Increased risk for CV events
 • Decreased risk
effects Semiselective ... effects Irreversible ... Cardioprotective at low ... effects #NSAIDs ... selectivity #spectrum #pharmacology
Benzodiazepines: Mechanism of Action and Side Effects
 • Decr spinal cord activity -> Muscle relaxant
of Action and Side ... Effects • Decr ... activity -> Decr fear ... Effects: - Anterograde ... Benzodiazepines #Psychiatry #Pharmacology
Metformin Pharmacology Summary
Mechanisms of Action:
 • Suppresses gluconeogenesis by the liver
 • Increases insulin-mediated glucose utilization
Metformin Pharmacology ... hypoglycemia • Low ... Effects and Toxicities ... : • GI side effects ... #Metformin #Pharmacology
Distal Renal Tubular Acidosis
Distal RTA is the true Nephrogenic RTA and can be truly divided into
intercalated cells - A Low ... mutations (basolateral side ... leak via luminal side ... Trimethoprim • Low ... RTA #diagnosis #differential
Isocoria - Pupillary Defects - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Relative Afferent Pupil Defect
 • Optic Neuritis
 • Ischemic
Pupillary Defects - Differential ... Afferent Pupil Defect ... Syphilis (light-near ... dissociation) • Pharmacologic ... • Botulism Pharmacologic
Negative Contrast Effect in Right Atrium - Differential Diagnosis
1. Small secundum ASD or PFO with left
Negative Contrast ... Effect in Right ... Atrium - Differential ... #Effect #Right ... echocardiogram #s4c #pocus
SGLT2 Inhibitors 
SGLT2 inhibitors are the newest class of anti-diabetic medications, with the first one (Canagliflozin)
approved this year ... drugs include side ... effects of weight ... Side effects include ... SGLT2 #Inhibitors #Pharmacology
Humeral Avulsion of the Inferior Glenohumeral Ligament (HAGL)
 • Imaging Findings:
 • Large defect of the
Findings: • Large defect ... with a capsule tear ... Intra-articular contrast ... Differential diagnosis ... No tear of the labrum
Floaters - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Vitreous Floaters:
• Microscopic collagen fibers within the vitreous that tend to clump
Floaters - Differential ... with visual field defect ... syneresis) and contract ... As the vitreous contracts ... #Floaters #Differential