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Long-acting injectable antipsychotics

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#pharmacology #overview #comparison #dosing #psychiatry #medications #review #drugs #antipsychotics
#pharmacology #overview ... #comparison #dosing ... #psychiatry #medications ... #review #drugs
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors: Mechanisms and Side Effects
 • Serotonin Syndrome:
   - Autonomic Hyperactivity:
Pathophysiology #Pharmacology ... #SideEffects #Psychiatry ... #Diagnosis #Signs ... #Symptoms
Serotonin-Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors(SNRIs): Mechanisms and Side Effects

Withdrawal: Dizziness, Diarrhea, Insomnia, Nausea, Vomiting
Serotonin Syndrome - Potentially Life
Pathophysiology #Pharmacology ... #SideEffects #Psychiatry ... #Diagnosis #Signs ... #Symptoms
Hyperparathyroidism - Primary vs Secondary vs Tertiary 
Lab Comparison:
 • Primary Hyperparathyroidism: ↑→PTH, ↑Calcium, ↑Vitamin D,
Tertiary Lab Comparison ... Phosphate Physical Symptoms ... : Commonly no signs ... Bone/joint pain Psychiatric ... Symptoms: Disorientation
Bulimia Nervosa: Signs and Symptoms
Associated Psychological / Behavioural Features
 • Feelings of shame, guilt and embarrassment
Bulimia Nervosa: Signs ... cheeks) is an indication ... weight Russell's Sign ... pathophysiology #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms #psychiatry
Borderline Personality Disorder: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Behavioral Traits:
 • Unstable Relationships - Alternating extremes of idealization
self-damaging such as sex, drugs ... the above with symptoms ... PersonalityDisorder #Diagnosis #Psychiatry ... #Criteria #Signs ... #Symptoms #Mnemonic
Comparison of oral OTC antihistamines.

Clinical practice guidelines (PMID: 25644617) recommend 2nd-generation/less sedating oral antihistamines for adult
Comparison of oral ... therapy selection: symptom ... comorbidities, drug ... antihistamines #allergy #pharmacology ... #medications #OTC
An Algorithm for the Management of Seizures

The management of active seizures is algorithmic, starting with a
continuous vital sign ... Pharmacologic treatment ... anti-epileptic drugs ... Management #Emergency #Neurology
Generalized Seizures and Pseudoseizures
Generalized seizures "are conceptualized as originating as some point within, and rapidly engaging,
other sedative drugs ... Classification #Diagnosis #Neurology ... #Signs #Symptoms ... #Comparison
Sedative-Hypnotic Drugs
Benzodiazepines:
 - Bind to specific GABAA receptor subunits at central nervous system (CNS) neuronal synapses
Sedative-Hypnotic Drugs ... or withdrawal symptoms ... sedative-hypnotic drugs ... #medications #pharmacology ... #comparison #table