7 results
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
 • COPD Definition
 • Role of PFTs
 • COPD Classification and
risk in the last 12 ... exacerbations requiring antibiotics ... Bronchodilators (Beta-agonists ... #COPD #diagnosis ... management #GOLD2022 #treatment
Summary of actions of some Cholinergic Agonists

Bethanechol 
• Used in treatment of urinary retention 
• Binds
some Cholinergic Agonists ... Edrophonium • Used for diagnosis ... for Alzheimer's disease ... #Cholinergic #Agonists ... #Pharmacology #
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
disequilibrium syndrome • Diagnosis ... V1 receptor-agonist ... nocturnal enuresis • Prevention ... Tolvaptan) • Treatment ... Diuresis #Nephrology #Pharmacology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... auto-transfusion and relief ... months before 1° prevention ... Bromocriptine, a dopamine agonist ... management #cardiology #treatment
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview ... Cryoglobulinemia (4%-12% ... Adenocarcinoma Treatment ... lubricants • Pharmacologic ... dryness: muscarinic agonists
A quick infographic on the importance of sun protection and the various results of sun damage
wavelengths #causes #diagnosis ... Comprehensive review ... , occupational disease ... evaluation, and prevention ... Mechanisms and treatments
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection and Disease in HIV-AIDS
Treating LTBI (to prevent TB disease)
Indications:
Infection and Disease ... 50 mg weekly x 12 ... and molecular diagnostic ... Tuberculosis #TB #IDSA #Prevention ... infections #HIVAIDS #pharmacology