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Immune Reactions and Immunosuppressant Drugs

Glucocorticoids - Inhibition of cytokine synthesis, e.g., IL-1, IL-2
Muromonab-CD3 - Monoclonal antibody
Calcineurin
., IL-1, IL-2 Muromonab-CD3 ... Basiliximab - IL ... Suppression of IL ... Immunosuppressant #Drugs #Pharmacology ... #Pathophysiology
Anticonvulsants as Mood Stabilizers: Mechanism and Side-effect
Examples: Valproate, Carbamazepine, Lamotrigine
 • Mild anticholinergic effect -> Drowsiness
Lamotrigine • Mild ... #SideEffects #Pathophysiology ... #Psychiatry #Pharmacology
Inflammatory mechanism of asthma. 
Airway epithelial cells exposed to activation stimuli, including allergens, viruses, and irritants,
Inflammatory mechanism of asthma ... cytokines such as IL ... -5 and IL-1 3, which ... #asthma #pathophysiology
LABA/ICS Combination Inhalers
Long-Acting Beta2 Agonists (LABA) + Inhaled Corticosteroid (ICS) - Commonly used in Asthma 
Advair
Commonly used in Asthma ... (see one of my old ... that is dosed 1 ... Naming #Names #Pharmacology ... #Asthma
Scurvy (Vitamin C Deficiency) - Diagnosis and Management

Vitamin C is required for hydroxylation of proline residues
• Persons with psychiatric ... failure to thrive • Ill ... Psychiatric symptoms ... Supplementation with 1 ... #AscorbicAcid #Pathophysiology
Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD): Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 - For diagnosis, must have either 26
at > 17 years old ... than females (4:1) ... BehavioralDisorder #Pathophysiology ... symptoms #signs #psychiatry
Dupixent (dupilumab) for Asthma
Dupixent (dupilumab) is a biologic medication that is a dual inhibitor of IL4
dupilumab) for Asthma ... dual inhibitor of IL4 ... dermatitis as well as asthma ... dose followed by 1 ... #Management #Pharmacology
Primatene Mist  - Epinephrine OTC Inhaler

Primatene Mist was approved in November and has been available
from before the old ... asthma symptoms ... prime it with 1 ... #OTC #Inhaler #Pharmacology ... #Asthma
Lithium Therapy for Bipolar Disorder 
Toxicity Levels: 
 - Mild (1-1.5 mEq/L) 
 - Moderate (1.6-2.5
Toxicity Levels: - Mild ... (1-1.5 mEq/L) ... BPD #Toxicity #Pharmacology ... #Psychiatry
Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD): Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 - Must have >4 symptoms for >6 months,
is considered mild ... present in only 1 ... than females (1.4:1) ... BehavioralDisorder #Pathophysiology ... symptoms #signs #psychiatry