Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Generalized Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework
"l feel weak":
 β€’ Infectious: Influenza, EBV, PNA, Bacteremia, Sepsis
 β€’
: CHF, valves, COPD ... Depression, anxiety, Conversion ... : β€’ Myopathy: Drugs ... Myasthenia, LEMS, Drug ... #Diagnosis #causes
Angiotensin Receptor Blockers 
Recommended Dose Conversions 

Valsartan 
Irbesartan 
Losartan 
Olmesartan 
Telmisartan 
Candesartan 
Azilsartan 
Eprosartan 

A few
dose of another drug ... in that class. ... recalls, this drug ... #Conversion #Table ... #Dosing #Pharmacology
Common sodium channel blockers which cause QRS widening.

Anticonvulsants: 
 - Carbamazepine 
Antidysrhythmics:  
 - Group
Antimalarial drugs ... Phenothiazines Drugs ... - Cocaine Opioids ... Chemotherapy drugs ... #Drugs #Classes
Drug-Induced Seizures - OTIS-CAMPBELL

O - Organophosphate, oral hypoglycemics, opioid
T - TCA, theophylline
I - Isoniazid, Insulin
S -
Drug-Induced Seizures ... hypoglycemics, opioid ... Kat_Watson #Drug ... #Differential # ... Pharmacology #Diagnosis
Causes of Constipation - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 β€’ Motility: Diet, IBS-C, Colonic inertia, Pelvic floor disorders,
- Differential ... disease, Spinal cord ... compression β€’ Drugs ... : Opioids, TCAs ... #Constipation #Differential
Drug-Induced Urinary Retention

Drug-induced urinary retention is very common and can be caused by many classes of
Drug-Induced Urinary ... Retention Drug-induced ... β€’ Opioids β€’ ... #Induced #differential ... #diagnosis #pharmacology
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis by Mechanism
Decr Blood Pressure (β€œDecr Effective Circulating Volume”) 
 - Volume depletion
Hyponatremia - Differential ... e.g. pneumonia, COPD ... exacerbation) - Drugs ... #Diagnosis #Table ... #Causes #Sodium
Daliresp (Roflumilast) 
Indication: Reduce risk of COPD exacerbations 
Drug Class: Selective Phosphodiesterase-4 (PDE4) Inhibitor 
GOLD 2019
exacerbations Drug ... Class: Selective ... Dosing: 250 mcg tablet ... it eosinophils are ... #Indications #Pharmacology
Pharmaceutical agents other than olmesartan have been reported to cause villous atrophy on occasion and are
on occasion and are ... listed in Table ... frequent cause of drug-induced ... #Pharmacology #Drugs ... #Medications #Differential
Diagnostic Framework for Hemolysis - Intravascular vs Extravascular Causes
Intravascular Hemolysis:
 β€’ Mechanical Trauma (Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia):
Extravascular Causes ... (e.g. primary cold ... infection) - Drugs ... lactam antibiotics are ... #differential #