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Shock and Vasoactive Drugs 
1) Determine type and etiology of shock
 • Distributive: Sepsis, Anaphylaxis, Neurogenic
Arrhythmias / CHB ... pharmacology ... inopressors #diagnosis ... #management #comparison ... #table
Immunosuppression in Transplantation
Induction (I):
 - Basiliximab (Simulect)
 - Alemtuzumab (Campath)
 - Rituximab
 - Anti-Thymocyte Globulin (ATG)
Induction
Immunosuppressive #Medications ... #Pharmacology # ... Table #Drugs #Induction ... #Maintenance #Management ... #Nephrology #Renal
Vancomycin Associated Acute Kidney Injury

 • Drug induced acute kidney injury is generally defined as a
Kidney Injury • Drug ... Treatment includes prevention ... Vancomycin #AKI #pharmacology ... #toxicology #diagnosis ... #management #nephrology
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Typical symptoms ... Less Typical Symptoms ... un lymphatic Diagnostic ... #management #cardiology ... #pharmacology #
Refeeding Syndrome: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Patients at Risk of Refeeding Syndrome:
 - Little or no nutritional
alcohol abuse or drugs ... overload -> - CHF ... Refeeding #Syndrome #diagnosis ... pathophysiology #symptoms ... #signs
Polycythemia Vera (PV) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnostic Criteria:
 • Elevated hemoglobin and/or hematocrit AND
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and Management ... for an unrelated indication ... , signs, and complications ... and prevention ... #Management #Summary
Drugs for Depression and Anxiety Disorders

Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors
 • Citalopram, Escitalopram, Fluoxetine, Fluvoxamine, Paroxetine, Sertraline,
Drugs for Depression ... PTSD, menopause symptoms ... Anxiety #Disorders #Medications ... #Table #Pharmacology ... #Management
Bradycardia
1) First Steps: IV, O2, Monitors, ECG, Pads on patient, Crash Cart in room. Is patient
worsening brady, Signs ... AMS, SOB from CHF ... Patients DIE: Drugs ... #bradycardia #diagnosis ... #differential #management
Optic Neuritis - Diagnosis and Management
 • Epidemiology: Female (75%), 18-50 years,
caucasian
 • Symptoms: Moderate visual
and Management ... caucasian • Symptoms ... Unilateral • Signs ... lesions (b) • CSF ... Immunosuppressive drugs
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
Signs of congestion ... #algorithm #management ... cardiology #treatment #table ... #heartfailure #chf ... icu #clinical #pharmacology