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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
SGLT2 Inhibitors 
SGLT2 inhibitors are the newest class of anti-diabetic medications, with the first one (Canagliflozin)
class of anti-diabetic ... Benefits of these drugs ... SGLT2 #Inhibitors #Pharmacology ... Medications #DM2 #Diabetes ... #Endocrinology
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
DPP4 Inhibitors - Normal and Renal Dosing

Increase Incretins (GLP-I & GIP) -> Stimulates Insulin, Inhibits Glucagon
thing about this drug ... This drug class ... Renal #Dosing #Pharmacology ... #Management #Diabetes ... #DM2 #Endocrinology
Rybelsus (oral semaglutide) - First Oral GLP-1 Agonist
Dosing:
3 mg daily x 30 days, then 7 mg
order for the drug ... to ensure the drug ... #semaglutide #Diabetes ... #Pharmacology # ... Endocrinology