Tachycardia and Myocarditis
(1) Departments of Internal Medicine & Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA Tachyarrhythmias are defined as rhythms with a heart rate >100 beats/min. Sinus tachycardia…
Peripheral Edema
(1) Departments of Internal Medicine & Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA Introduction Edema is a clinical apparent increase in interstitial fluid. The interstitial fluid…
Diabetes Mellitus and Acute Hyperglycemia
(1) Departments of Internal Medicine & Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA Diabetes mellitus (DM) prevalence is reported as high as 10% in the general…
Introduction to Blood Cell Disorders
(1) Departments of Internal Medicine & Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA Many drugs besides psychotropic medications are associated with hematologic abnormalities. One or more…
Non-QT Conduction Abnormalities
(1) Departments of Internal Medicine & Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA Atrioventricular (AV) block is an interruption in the normal conduction of impulses from…
Hyperlipidemia
(1) Departments of Internal Medicine & Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA Hyperlipidemia is an abnormality in lipid levels. It is commonly described as one…
Appendix: Miscellaneous Electrocardiographic Abnormalities
(1) Departments of Internal Medicine & Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA Many incidental EKG abnormalities may be seen when screening patients before medication initiation…
Orthostatic Hypotension
(1) Departments of Internal Medicine & Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA Orthostatic hypotension is the fall in arterial blood pressure (BP) in the upright…
Psychotropic Prescribing in Medically Ill Patients
(1) Departments of Internal Medicine & Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA This chapter is an overview of general principles of prescribing psychotropic medications in…
