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Who to test for BRCA 1/2?
Female Breast Cancer:
 • ≤ 45-50 years at diagnosis
 • Triple
Female Breast Cancer ... primary breast cancers ... old • Breast cancer ... BRCA #testing #indications ... #oncology #Breast
Major Chemotherapy Toxicities - AntiNEOPlastic Man Mnemonic

Common Toxicities with Traditional Chemotherapeutic Medications 

Originally posted on pharmacologyweekly
Chemotherapeutic Medications ... SideEffects #Adverse #Pharmacology ... AntiNeoplastic #Man #Oncology
Oral anti-hypertensives with relative fast onset of action (Hypertensive Emergency)

The key concern with oral antihypertensive agents
Emergency) The key concern ... you're up-titrating medications ... allow one dose of medication ... antihypertensives #medications ... Emergency #Management #Pharmacology
Intern Pocket Cards - Daily Rounding and Disposition Checklist
Daily Checklist:
 • FEN/GI:
meds) [ ] Concern ... intake (including medications ... home for safety/function ... prescriptions (new medications ... [ ] Discharge medication
Causes of Urinary Tract Obstruction - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Upper Tract - Bladder NOT distended on ultrasound,
Fibrosis • Cancer ... Ureteropelvic junction ... • Prostate cancer ... Algorithm #Causes #Urology
DPP4 Inhibitors - Normal and Renal Dosing

Increase Incretins (GLP-I & GIP) -> Stimulates Insulin, Inhibits Glucagon
has very minimal chance ... different than other medications ... check the kidney function ... very tolerable medication ... Renal #Dosing #Pharmacology
Stool Cultures - Indications in Diarrhea
Patient Categories to Order Stool Cultures On:
 • Persisting 1 week
Stool Cultures - Indications ... Public health (concern ... are of bacterial etiology ... Stool #Cultures #Indications
Causes of Hyperkalemia

Hyperkalemia is caused by excess potassium intake, impaired potassium excretion, or transcellular shifts. The
The etiology of ... impaired renal function ... , medication use
Checkpoint inhibitors and indications
Anti CTLA-4 antibody:
 • Ipilimumab: Malignant melanoma, Renal cell cancer
Anti-PD-1 antibody:
 • Nivolumab:
inhibitors and indications ... , Renal cell cancer ... , Gastric cancer ... Checkpoint #inhibitors #indications ... #oncology #pharmacology
Important Cardiac Transplant Medications and Side Effects
 • Cyclosporine (Sandimmune, generic) - Calcineurin inhibitor, decreasing T
Cardiac Transplant Medications ... Impairs phagocyte function ... Cardiac #Transplant #Medications ... #drugs #pharmacology