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Warfarin color-coded tablets, initial dosing and INR targets

#pharmacology #overview #review #medications #drugs #cardiology #warfarin #management
tablets, initial dosing ... INR targets #pharmacology ... #medications #drugs ... #cardiology #warfarin
Causes of Myocarditis
Infectious Etiologies:
 • Viral agents: Adenoviruses, Enteroviruses (coxsackievirus), Herpesviruses (human herpesvirus 6, Epstein—Barr virus),
Causes of Myocarditis ... Streptococcal species, Treponema ... Churg-Strauss syndrome, Diabetes ... Thyrotoxicosis #Myocarditis ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology
Causes of Atrial Fibrillation

Heart disease 
 - Aging heart 
 - Cardiomyopathies 
 - Congestive heart
Myxoma - Peri-/myocarditis ... heart disease Diabetes ... Obesity - Alcohol, drugs ... Fibrillation #AFib #Cardiology
Causes of Myocarditis 
1. Infectious Myocarditis
 • Bacterial - Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, Pneumococcus, Meningococcus, Gonococcus, Salmonella, Corynebacterium
Causes of Myocarditis ... Drugs: Penicillin ... insulin-dependent diabetes ... • Drugs - Amphetamines ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology
Managing warfarin INR

Warfarin dosage must be individualized according to the patient's response to the drug, and
response to the drug ... management #algorithm #pharmacology ... #decisionaid #cardiology ... hematology #warfarin #dosing
Lyrica (Pregabalin) 
Indications: Neuropathy (diabetic, postherpetic neuralgia, fibromyalgia, & spinal cord injury), Adjunctive therapy for partial-onset
Indications: Neuropathy (diabetic ... partial-onset seizures Dosing ... let's review the drug ... pain (including diabetic ... Lyrica #Pregabalin #Pharmacology
DPP4 Inhibitors - Normal and Renal Dosing

Increase Incretins (GLP-I & GIP) -> Stimulates Insulin, Inhibits Glucagon
Normal and Renal Dosing ... thing about this drug ... This drug class ... #Pharmacology # ... Management #Diabetes
Veltassa (Patiromer) 
MECHANISM: Potassium Binder 
INDICATION: Treatment of Hyperkalemia 
FORMULATION: Powder for oral suspension 
DOSING: 8.4
oral suspension DOSING ... from other oral drugs ... with CKD, HF, or diabetes ... this from other drugs ... #Hyperkalemia #Pharmacology
Rybelsus (oral semaglutide) - First Oral GLP-1 Agonist
Dosing:
3 mg daily x 30 days, then 7 mg
GLP-1 Agonist Dosing ... order for the drug ... to ensure the drug ... #semaglutide #Diabetes ... #Pharmacology #
Clinically Significant Cardiovascular Drug-Drug Interactions With OTC Supplements and Herbal Products
Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors (ACEIs)
 • Night-blooming
Cardiovascular Drug-Drug ... Bilberry, Danshen, Dong ... Antiarrhythmic Drugs ... supplementals #herbal #pharmacology ... #DDI #table #cardiology