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First Aid for the USMLE Step 1 (2020) | Medicine (MD/DO) School Study Aid
Pancreatin, Pancrelipase (Pancreatic Enzymes)
- Mechanism
- Pancreatic Enzymes
- Indications
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Pancreatic Insufficiency
- Side Effects
- GI Distress
- Considerations
- Inactivated by Gastric Acid
- 24 Hour Fat Excretion
- Take with Every Meal and Snack
2 mins
PCSK9-Inhibitors
- AVAILABLE DRUGS
- Evolocumab
- Alirocumab
- MECHANISM OF ACTION
- Monoclonal Antibodies
- Bind the PCSK9 Enzyme
- Decreased Degradation of LDL-receptors
- Increased LDL Receptors on Hepatocytes
- Reduction of LDL in Plasma
- INDICATION
- Second-line Therapy for Hypercholesterolemia
- ADMINISTRATION
- Subcutaneous Injection
- SIDE EFFECTS
- Skin Reaction at the Injection Site
- Myalgia
- Neurocognitive Impairment
2 mins
Apolipoprotein Types
- E
- Mediates Remnant Uptake
- AI
- Activates LCAT
- CII
- Catalyzes Cleavage
- B48
- Mediates Chylomicron Secretion Into Lymphatics
- Only on Particles Originating from the Intestine
- B100
- Binds LDL Receptor
- Only on Particles Originating from the Liver
2 mins
