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COVID-19 review…here is a list of some of the drugs that are currently being used or
are currently being ... Also, WHO recently ... about the study design ... CoronaVirus #Treatment #Management ... Pharmacotherapy #Pharmacology
Anticonvulsants as Mood Stabilizers: Mechanism and Side-effect
Examples: Valproate, Carbamazepine, Lamotrigine
 • Mild anticholinergic effect -> Drowsiness
Anticonvulsants as ... Allergic reaction -> Benign ... #SideEffects #Pathophysiology ... #Psychiatry #Pharmacology
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: Pathogenesis and Medications
Aging
 -> Increased Testosterone -> Testosterone metabolized into DHT by type
Benign Prostatic ... ) -> Increased Sensitivity ... inflammation #BPH #Benign ... Hyperplasia #Prostate #Pathophysiology ... #Medications #Pharmacology
Oral Hypoglycemics in Diabetes Management
1  INSULIN SENSITIZER
 • TZD 
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Hypoglycemics in Diabetes Management ... gluconeogenesis, Also ... ↑ Sensitivity ... Hypoglycemics #Diabetes #Management ... #pharmacology #
Statin Intensities

Basic refresher of statin intensities! One common thing I see a lot is patients being
lot is patients being ... atorvastatin 40 mg daily as ... Moderate #Low #Pharmacology ... #Dosing #Management
Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 • Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
Leukostasis: • Pathophysiology ... : - Neuro: AMS ... Lysis Syndrome: • Pathophysiology ... proliferation rate ... #diagnosis #management
Azithromycin - since there has been a lot of noise around chloroquine/hydroxychloroquine, thought we can take
azithromycin since it is being ... hydroxychloroquine as ... Also, don't forget ... Coronavirus #Treatment #Management ... #Pharmacology #
Acute Atrial Fibrillation - Initial Options for Rate Control
Diltiazem IV
 •  Rapid onset and rapidly
Initial Options for Rate ... regimen is not as ... clear as with other ... #Control #pharmacology ... #management #cardiology
Temporary / External Pacing
 • Transvenous & epicardial pacing are temporary methods of supporting brady- &
treatment (such as ... pulse generator (also ... RATE - determines ... depolarization SENSITIVITY ... cardiology #diagnosis #management
Anaphylaxis: Treatments (Acute)
Additional Info:
 • IV steroids may be considered for prevention of late phase reactions.
prevention of late ... well as allergy ... resuscitation may also ... Anaphylaxis #Treatments #Management ... #pathophysiology