Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Common sodium channel blockers which cause QRS widening.

Anticonvulsants: 
 - Carbamazepine 
Antidysrhythmics:  
 - Group
blockers which cause ... #EKG #Pharmacology ... #Medications #Toxicology ... #Diagnosis #Differential ... #Drugs #Classes
Medications that cause Hyponatremia

#Diagnosis #Pharmacology #Hyponatremia #Medications #DrugInduced #List #Differential
Medications that ... cause Hyponatremia ... #Diagnosis #Pharmacology ... #Hyponatremia #Medications
Oral anti-hypertensives with relative fast onset of action (Hypertensive Emergency)

The key concern with oral antihypertensive agents
you're up-titrating medications ... (e.g. procedural ... allow one dose of medication ... Hypertensive #Emergency #Management ... #Pharmacology #
Stress Dose Steroids - Indications and Dosing

SUPPRESSED HPA AXIS:
 prednisone >20mg/day x 3 weeks or more
Dose Steroids - Indications ... StressDose #Steroids #Indications ... Endocrinology #Diagnosis ... #Management #Pharmacology
Vasopressors and Inotropes - Pharmacology Summary
Vasopressors
Phenylephrine (alpha-1)
 β€’ Increases BP, SVR
 β€’ Risk of reflex bradycardia
and Inotropes - Pharmacology ... β€’ Higher doses cause ... cAMP/cGMP β€’ Causes ... #Summary #management ... #medications
Therapy for AL Amyloidosis 2019 
 - Antibodies (Plasma cells) 
 - Proteasome Inhibitors 
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ALAmyloidosis #Therapy #Medications ... #Therapies #Pharmacology ... #Management #Classes
Hydroxychloroquine Serum Measurement in SLE
 β€’ Terminal elimination half-life = 40 days ([HCQI reflects long-term intake)
200ng/mL Best indications ... β€’ Special cases ... (e.g. renal failure ... #rheumatology #pharmacology ... levels #lupus #management
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or β‰₯ 39 C this is a
maintained fever CAUSES ... #Differential #Causes ... #Anesthesiology ... Anesthesia #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Medications causing Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
Prerenal:
 β€’ Dehydration: Diuretics
 β€’ Altered intrarenal autoregulation: ACEIs / ARBs,
Medications causing ... Sympathomimetics (e.g ... Kidney #Injury #Medications ... #Drugs #pharmacology ... #differential #diagnosis
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
tube ❹ Rapid diagnosis ... β€’ Diagnostic ... Plan definitive management ... Cardiac #Tamponade #Anesthesiology ... #Management #Workup