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

Anticonvulsants: 
 - Carbamazepine 
Antidysrhythmics:  
 - Group
- Cocaine Opioids ... QRS #widening #ECG ... #EKG #Pharmacology ... Toxicology #Diagnosis #Differential ... #Drugs #Classes
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis by Mechanism
Decr Blood Pressure (β€œDecr Effective Circulating Volume”) 
 - Volume depletion
- Malignancy (e.g ... CNS pathology (e.g ... exacerbation) - Drugs ... #Diagnosis #Table ... #Causes #Sodium
Causes of Constipation - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 β€’ Motility: Diet, IBS-C, Colonic inertia, Pelvic floor disorders,
Causes of Constipation ... - Differential ... compression β€’ Drugs ... : Opioids, TCAs ... disease, Anal pain (e.g
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
anticholinergic drug ... and positioning (e.g ... could have made a drug ... (eg steroid dependency ... #Hypotension #Differential
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or β‰₯ 39 C this is a
Surgical devices, e.g ... Sepsis (β†’ 3-14) e.g ... anaphylaxis (β†’ 3-1) Drug ... malignant syndrome (e.g ... #Hyperthermia #Differential
Causes of Copper Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis
Hereditary: 
 - Menkes disease, familial hypoceruloplasminemia
Decreased / Inadequate Intake:
Causes of Copper ... Deficiency - Differential ... diarrhea, protein-losing ... and non-tropical Drug-related ... zinc ingestion (e.g
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 β€’ Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
uncovered incidentally during ... for secondary causes ... asthma, allergy, drug ... signs or symptoms (eg ... Disorders #Algorithm #Differential
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
indicates unknown cause ... listed in the table ... vascular diseases (e.g ... arthritis) and drug-related ... ILD #Findings #RadiologyAssistant
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
using the guideline ... β€’ Check ECG rhythm ... reminders about drugs ... : Vagal tone Drug ... CardiacArrest #Checklist #Differential
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 β€’ Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... cardiomyopathy (e.g ... hemodynamics (e.g ... LVEF recovery (e.g ... teratogenic GDMT meds (e.g