The Essential Med Notes Clinical Handbook 2021 is a pocket-sized resource containing concise and up-to-date clinical data for on-the-spot information to assist with daily clinical encounters. Each chapter begins with a basic approach to history and physical examination, followed by common presentations and associated investigations and treatments. A pharmacology chapter at the beginning of the book provides a quick reference for commonly used medications across all specialties. The Common Procedures chapter offers helpful insight into the most commonly used medical procedures. The STAT Notes chapter offers a step-by-step approach to 30 common ward scenarios and is the ultimate guide to managing on-call issues. This book is the perfect portable complement for high-yield information contained within the Essential Med Notes textbooks!

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Information

Publisher

Year

Print ISBN

eBook ISBN

Edition

Topic

Medicine

Subtopic

Medical Education

32

Pharmacology 

EMN

Handbook 

2021

Calcium 

Channel 

Blockers 

(CCBs)

Class 

and

Drugs

Examples

Mechanism 

of

Action

Indications

Contraindications

Side 

Effects

Benzothiazepines

Phenylalkylamines

(non-

dihydropyridines) 

diltiazem

verapamil

Block 

smooth 

muscle 

and

myocardial 

calcium

channels 

causing 

effects 

similar 

to

β

-blockers

Also 

vasodilate

HTN, 

CAD, 

SVT, 

AFib, 

diastolic 

dysfunction

Sinus 

bradycardia, 

2

nd

or

3

rd

degree 

heart 

block, 

hypotension, 

CHF

Hypotension, 

bradycardia, 

edema

Negative 

inotrope

Dihydropyridines

amlodipine,

nifedipine,

felodipine

Block 

smooth 

muscle 

calcium 

channels 

causing 

peripheral 

vasodilation

HTN, 

CAD

Severe 

aortic 

stenosis 

and

liver 

failure

Hypotension, 

edema, 

ﬂushing, 

H/A, 

light-

headedness

Diuretics

Class 

and

Drugs

Examples

Mechanism 

of

Action

Indications

Contraindications

Side 

Effects

Thiazides

hydrochlorothiazide, 

chlorthalidone, 

metolazone

Reduce 

Na

+

reabsorption 

in

the

distal 

convoluted 

tubule 

(DCT)

HTN

(drugs 

of

choice 

for

uncomplicated 

HTN)

Sulfa 

allergy, 

pregnancy

Hypotension, 

hypokalemia, 

polyuria

Loop 

diuretics

furosemide 

Blocks 

Na

+

/

K

+

-ATPase 

in

thick 

ascending 

limb 

of

the

loop 

of

Henle

CHF, 

pulmonary 

or

peripheral 

edema

Hypovolemia, 

hypokalemia

Hypovolemia, 

hypokalemic 

metabolic 

alkalosis

Aldosterone 

receptor 

antagonists

spironolactone, 

eplerenone

Antagonize 

aldosterone 

receptors

HTN, 

CHF, 

hypokalemia

Renal 

insufﬁciency, 

hyperkalemia, 

pregnancy

Edema, 

hyperkalemia, 

gynecomastia

CLINICAL HANDBOOK: ESSENTIAL MED NOTES HANDBOOK 2021
Title Page
Edition Notice
Editors Preface
Contributors
Table of Contents
Common Acronyms and Abbreviations Used in Medicine
Other Acronyms and Abbreviations Used in Clinical Handbook
Pharmacology
Common Procedures
Medical Imaging
Ethical, Legal, and Organizational Medicine
Anesthesia
Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery
Dermatology
Emergency Medicine
Endocrinology
Family Medicine
Gastroenterology
General Surgery
Geriatric Medicine
Gynecology
Hematology
Infectious Diseases
Nephrology
Neurology
Neurosurgery
Obstetrics
Ophthalmology
Orthopedics
Otolaryngology
Pediatrics
Plastic Surgery
Psychiatry
Respirology
Rheumatology
Urology
Vascular Surgery
STAT NOTES

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