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Major Chemotherapy Toxicities - AntiNEOPlastic Man Mnemonic

Common Toxicities with Traditional Chemotherapeutic Medications 

Originally posted on pharmacologyweekly
Originally posted ... Toxicity #Toxicities #SideEffects ... #Adverse #Pharmacology
Guide to Treatment of Hepatitis C with Direct Acting Antivirals.

Here is a pocket guide to initial
Guide to Treatment ... guide to initial treatment ... was a guide I posted ... #Management #Pharmacology ... DirectActing #Antivirals #Treatment
Anastrozole is a Selective non-steroidal aromatase Inhibitor. Used for the treatment of breast cancer in postmenopausal
Used for the treatment ... #pharmacology #overview ... druginformation #treatment ... endocrinology #sideeffects
Orbital Apex Syndrome secondary to Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus (HZO)

This 81 yo male was referred to our
secondary to Herpes Zoster ... when he developed shingles ... secondary to Herpes Zoster ... receive proper treatment ... is no mainstay treatment
Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
- usually at a single ... Responsive to Treatment ... Intermediate - Faster ... growth, response to treatment
Neurological Side Effects of Antipsychotic Drugs
Acute dystonia - Spasm of muscles of tongue, face, neck, back
months or years of treatment ... months or years of treatment ... #Medications #SideEffects ... #pharmacology #
Second Generation Antipsychotics: Mechanisms and Side Effects
(Atypical Anti-Psychotics) - Examples: Clozapine, Olanzapine, Quetiapine, Risperidone, Zotepine, Paliperidone,
considered 2nd line treatment ... SecondGeneration #Mechanisms #SideEffects ... #pharmacology #
Glaucoma is a condition that involves an increase in pressure inside the eye. It occurs when
Pilocarpine is a choline ester ... glaucoma #pharmacology ... #treatment #management
Herpes Zoster Treatment
Acyclovir x 7-14 days
 - Age > 50
 - Severe rash or pain
 -
Herpes Zoster Treatment ... UTSWIMchief #Herpes #Zoster ... #Treatment #shingles
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Chagas Disease (American Trypanosomiasis) in HIV-AIDS
Preventing Clinical Disease
Indication:  Individuals
• A single course ... duration same as for treatment ... Disease Note: Treatment ... IDSA #Prevention #Treatment ... infections #HIVAIDS #pharmacology