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First Aid for the USMLE Step 1 (2021) | Physician Assistant (PA) School Study Aid
Codeine
- Mechanism
- Opioid Receptor Agonist
- Indications
- Mild to Moderate Pain
- Cough Suppressant
- Side Effects
- Sedation
- Constipation
- Miosis
- Considerations
- Close Monitoring When Breast Feeding
- Often Combined with Non-Opioids
2 mins
Ephedrine
- Mechanism of Action
- Alpha Agonist
- Beta Agonist
- Indications
- Rhinitis
- Hypotension
- Urinary Incontinence
35 secs
Phenylephrine
- Mechanism of Action
- Alpha-1 Agonist
- Indications
- Mydriatic
- Rhinitis
- Hypotension
- Decreased Chronotropy and Inotropy
2 mins
Pulmonary Hypertension Diagnosis and Management
- Diagnosis
- Echocardiogram
- Right Heart Cathetherization
- > 20 mmHg at Rest
- Chest X-Ray
- MANAGEMENT
- Treat Underlying Disorder
- Calcium Channel Blockers
- Endothelin Receptor Antagonists
- Prostacyclin Analogs
- PDE-5 inhibitors
2 mins
Endothelin Receptor Antagonists
- Indication
- Pulmonary Hypertension
- Mechanism of Action
- Competitive Antagonism of Endothelin Receptors
- Decreased Pulmonary Vascular Resistance
- Drugs
- Bosentan
- Side Effects
- Hepatotoxicity
- Monitor LFTs
1 min
Erectile Dysfunction
- Cause/Mechanism
- Age-Related Changes
- Psychological
- Medical Conditions
- Drug-Induced
- Assessment
- Sexual Dysfunction (Unable to Maintain Erection)
- Interventions
- Phosphodiesterase Type 5 (PDE5) Inhibitors
- Vacuum Constriction Devices
- Intraurethral Devices
- Penile Implants
- Considerations
- Sexual Counseling
2 mins
Prostacyclin Analogs
- Mechanism of Action
- Prostaglandin I2 (Prostacyclin)
- Vasodilation of Pulmonary and Systemic Arteries
- Inhibits Platelet Aggregation
- Indications
- Pulmonary Hypertension
- Side effects
- Flushing
- Jaw Pain
- Drugs
- Epoprostenol
- Iloprost
- Treprostinil
1 min
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