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First Aid for the USMLE Step 1 (2020) | Medicine (MD/DO) School Study Aid
Leuprolide
- Mechanism
- GnRH Agonist (Pulsatile Use)
- GnRH Antagonist (Continuous Use)
- Upregulates FSH And LH
- Downregulates FSH And LH
- Indications Pulsatile
- Infertility
- Indications Continuous
- Prostate Cancer
- Precocious Puberty
- Uterine Fibroids
- Endometriosis
- Side Effects
- Anti-androgenic Effects
2 mins
Steroid Hormones
- Characteristics
- Nuclear Membrane
- Long-Lived and Slow-Acting
- Cholesterol-Derived
- Intracellular Receptors
- DNA Transcription
- Examples
- Testosterone
- Aldosterone
- Estrogen
- Cortisol
2 mins
Contraception
- Indications
- Preventing Unplanned Pregnancy
- Barrier Methods
- Spermicides
- Diaphragm
- Cervical Cap
- Contraceptive Sponge
- Male Condom
- Hormonal Method
- Oral Contraceptive
- Intrauterine Device (IUD)
- Injectable Progestins
2 mins
Terbutaline (Brethine)
- Mechanism of Action
- Beta-2 Agonists
- Indications
- Asthma
- Tocolytic
- Side Effects
- Hypotension
- Tremor
- Tachycardia
- Pulmonary Edema
- Hyperglycemia
2 mins
Mifepristone, Ulipristal (Antiprogestins)
- Mechanism of Action
- Progesterone Receptor Antagonist
- Indications
- Mifepristone
- Pregnancy Termination With Misoprostol
- Ulipristal
- Emergency Contraception
- Side effects
- Abdominal Pain
- Vomiting
- Diarrhea
- other mechanisms of action
- At High Doses: Cortisol Antagonist
2 mins
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