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Pharmacotherapy for Migraine Prophylaxis 

Who is indicated for migraine prophylaxis? Patients who experience more than 3
despite appropriate acute ... treatment, or those ... who are intolerant ... #Prophylaxis #Medications ... #Table #Pharmacology
Neurological Side Effects of Antipsychotic Drugs
Acute dystonia - Spasm of muscles of tongue, face, neck, back
Antipsychotic Drugs Acute ... diagnostic and ... reduction; change medication ... months or years of treatment ... #SideEffects #pharmacology
Long-Acting Injectable (LAI) - Atypical Antipsychotics 
INVEGA TRINZA 3 MONTHS 
ARISTADA 2 MONTHS 
INVEGA 1 MONTH
SUSTENNA
used in the treatment ... Adherence to daily medications ... able to administer ... Antipsychotics #Pharmacology ... #Duration #Psychiatry
First Generation Anti-Psychotics: Mechanisms and Side Effects
Typical/Conventional Anti-Psychotics - Examples: Haloperidol, Chlorpromazine

ACh M1 antagonist - Block
brain • Weight Gain ... arterioles -> less able ... bradykinesia/akinesia • Acute ... #SideEffects #pharmacology ... #diagnosis #psychiatry
Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome - Treatment
Acute Treatment:
 • Abortive Therapy: Sumatriptan (5-HT / serotonin agonist), Aprepitant (neurokinin
Acute Treatment ... • Supportive Care ... ondansetron), Pain ... : • Non-Pharmacologic ... psychology and/or psychiatry
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
important to recognize Acute ... & Dry) is the treatment ... Cardiac cath if acute ... #table #foamed ... icu #clinical #pharmacology
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
disequilibrium syndrome • Diagnosis ... Torsemide) • Acute ... Tolvaptan) • Treatment ... Diuresis #Nephrology #Pharmacology ... #Medications #Table
Borrelia recurrentis on Peripheral Blood Smear
23M Somali refugee recently arrived w/severe abd pain, confusion and fever
arrived w/severe abd pain ... headache and abd pain ... The table below ... LBRF can be diagnosed ... of blood smear, acute
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) Diagnosis and Management Summary

WHAT?
 • Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is a common systemic inflammatory
presents with an acute ... proximal muscle pain ... TREATMENT: • The ... mainstay of treatment ... months (until the medication
Lithium Therapy for Bipolar Disorder 
Toxicity Levels: 
 - Mild (1-1.5 mEq/L) 
 - Moderate (1.6-2.5
polyuria, weight gain ... Lithium is a medication ... maintenance agent for treatment ... BPD #Toxicity #Pharmacology ... #Psychiatry