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Antipsychotics

– Phenothiazines     – Chlorpromazine     – Thioridazine     – Mesoridazine     – Fluphenazine – Thiothixenes     – Thiothixene – Butyrophenones     – Haloperidol – Discussion:     – in low doses they are useful for the management of the agitation and confusion of delirium and dementia;     – … Read more

Antiphospolipid Antibodies: (Anticardiolipin and Lupus Erythematosus)

– See: Lupus Anticoagulant  – Discussion – Lupus erythematosus anticoagulant, anticardiolipin antibodies, and antibodies with false-positive VDRL test results are a group of antiphospholipid antibodies frequently found in patients with SLE and other related autoimmune diseases;  – patients with SLE average have frequency of 34% for lupus erythematosus anticoagulant and 44% for anticardiolipin antibodies;  – … Read more

Antinuclear Antibody (ANA)

– Discussion:     – serves as screening test for collagen vascular dz and lupus;     – fluorescent antinu-clear antibody test: (FANA)           – indirect immunofluorescence assay is the initial screening test used to detect ANAs;     – testing for specific auto-antibodies:           – if … Read more

Antimalarials

– clinical response can be anticipated within three to six months after initiating therapy with approximately 40%-60% of patients able to expect a beneficial response. – upper end of dosage used in treatment of RA is 3-4 mg/kg/day for chloroquine and 6-7.5 mg/kg/day for hydroxychloroquine; – corneal deposits occur in up to 50% of patients … Read more

Antihypertensive

– See: hypertension:       – Beta Blockers:                  – acebutolol            – atenolol            – esmolol            – labetolol            – metoprolol            – nadolol   … Read more