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Fever vs Hyperthermia
Fever:
 • Regulated in the hypothalamic thermoregulatory center
 • "Set point" raised by prostaglandin
production • Treatment ... Can be rapidly fatal ... Serotonin syndrome • Treatment ... comparison #diagnosis #management ... #treatment
Neurological Side Effects of Antipsychotic Drugs
Acute dystonia - Spasm of muscles of tongue, face, neck, back
myoglobinemia; can be fatal ... months or years of treatment ... months or years of treatment ... #pharmacology #management
Thiopurines in IBD
Indications:
 • Steroid-sparing agents indicated for maintenance of remission in UC and CD
 •
for severe and fatal ... lymphoma (potentially fatal ... #BowelDisease #Management ... #Treatment
Headache Differential - Killers
#Diagnosis #Headache #Killers #Lethal #Fatal #Differential
Killers #Lethal #Fatal
The crusade against “Ab”Normal Saline continues.  This is a non-physiologic fluid that can harm our
can easily be fatal ... #criticalcare #management ... #diagnosis #treatment
Candidates for Medical Treatment of Ectopic Pregnancy with Methotrexate 
 - Hemodynamically stable 
 - No
Candidates for Medical Treatment ... comply with post-treatment ... 3.5 cm - No fetal ... Ectopic #Pregnancy #Management
PDE5 inhibitors are usually the drugs of first choice for erectile dysfunction.

PDE5 inhibitors enhance an erection that is
and potentially fatal ... pharmacology #comparison #treatment
Sarcoidosis 
Non-caseating granulomas (Composed of T-helper & inflammatory cells) 
Clinical:
 • Disease fatal in 10% of
Clinical: • Disease fatal
Algorithm for Suspected SVC Syndrome

SVC syndrome suspected: Facial/arm/neck edema, distended neck/chest veins, facial plethora, dyspnea, cough,
compromise 5: Fatal ... Algorithm #diagnosis #management
Pharmacologic Treatment of Hypertensive Emergencies in Pregnancy
Drug - Dose range - Onset/oeak/duration - Side effects
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Pharmacologic Treatment ... , hypotension, fetal ... bronchospasm; fetal ... bradycardia, persistent fetal