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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
Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD): Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 - For diagnosis, must have either 26
at > 17 years old ... than females (4:1) ... AttentionDeficitHyperactiveDisorder #ADHD #BehavioralDisorder ... #Pathophysiology ... symptoms #signs #psychiatry
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
Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD): Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 - Must have >4 symptoms for >6 months,
is considered mild ... present in only 1 ... OppositionalDefiant #ODD #BehavioralDisorder ... #Pathophysiology ... symptoms #signs #psychiatry
Conduct Disorder (CD): Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 - Must have >3 symptoms present in the past
months, with >1 ... in childhood (> 1 ... #Conduct #CD #BehavioralDisorder ... #Pathophysiology ... symptoms #signs #psychiatry
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