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💉Tirzepatide (Mounjaro®) for Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) 🛌 and Obesity
© NEJM [SURMOUNT-OSA trial]
N Engl J Med 2024;391:1193-1205
Q1: What is the mechanism of action (MOA)?
Answer: ✅ non-ergot dopamine agonist (D2 & D3 mainly)
Q1: Give 2 indications for this medication
Answer:
✅ 1. Parkinson's disease (PD)
✅ 2. Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS)
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🚨HTN emergency algorithm
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#️⃣ Hypertension - Hypertensive
🫘 Management of Gout & CKD
© Kidney360 4(9):p e1332-e1340, September 2023.
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#️⃣ Nephrology - Nephro
Full paper is below👇🏻
Electrolyte and acid-base disorders in patients with cancer
© Am J Kidney Dis. 82(6):743-761. Published online October 17, 2023.
#️⃣ Oncology - Nephrology - Internal Medicine (IM) - Home health care (HHC) - Phosphate - Magnesium - Potassium - Sodium
Indications for Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS):
Movement disorders:
✅ Parkinson's disease (PD)
✅ Dystonia
✅ Essential tremor
Psych:
✅ OCD
❓MDD (resistant)
❓Bipolar disorder
❓Tourette syndrome
❓Eating disorders (e.g., anorexia nervosa)
Pain:
❓Neuropathic pain
❓Cluster headache 🤕
❓Epilepsy
❓Cognitive (Alzheimer’s disease [AD])
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✅ = FDA approved
❓= Not FDA approved yet (but promising)
🎨 Andy Rekito
#️⃣ Neurology - Neuro - Neurosurgery - Psychiatry - Pain medicine - Palliative - Anesthesia
🔷 The TSH lags behind in HYPERthyroidism so we use free T4 (FT4) levels to monitor it.
🔷 In hypothyroidism we use the TSH to monitor
© Conrad Fischer ( @SeeFisch on 𝕏) with edit
Scabies rash description: erythematous papules with excoriated tops due to scratching (prurigo papules)
🆓 helpful website with 2000+ collection of HQ illustration icons 😍
🔗 https://bioart.niaid.nih.gov
Infographic: Changes in lean body mass & muscle health with GLP-1 -based therapies and mitigation strategies 💪🏻
© Diabetes Obes Metab. 2024;26(Suppl. 4):16-27.
H/T ( @maymuhareb on 𝕏)
#️⃣ Obesity - Anti-obesity - Metabolic
Approach to acid-base disorders ( ABG )
© 📖 ONE-PAGERS FOR THE WARDS, by Michael Fralick ( @FralickMike on 𝕏)
#️⃣ Lab interpretation - Emergency - ER - Urgent care
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