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Anti-infective stewardship, including tips for using anti-infectives wisely, criteria for stepdown from IV to PO dosage
stepdown from IV ... conversion of IV ... #pharmacology #antibiotics ... #medications #table ... #treatment #drugs
Drug Treatment of Anaphylaxis and Allergic Reactions
First-Line Therapy 
 - Epinephrine 
 - Oxygen 
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Drug Treatment of ... - Oxygen - IV ... Anaphylaxis #Management #Pharmacology ... #Table #Medications
Pancreatitis management checklist 
Evaluation to guide etiology & management 
 - RUQ ultrasound 
 - Calcium
management - RUQ ultrasound ... - Review of medication ... potentially causative drugs ... pain-dose ketamine infusion ... limit them as able
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
importantly, bedside ultrasound ... emphasis placed on prevention ... then placed on prevention ... #table #foamed ... icu #clinical #pharmacology
Pharmacologic Options for Hypercalcemia Associated with Cancer
Rehydration with NS followed by loop diuretics
 • IV normal
Pharmacologic Options ... diuretics • IV ... #management #drugs ... #treatment #pharmacology ... #table
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Disseminated Mycobacterium Avium Complex in HIV-AIDS
Preventing 1st Episode of Disseminated
Avium Complex in HIV-AIDS ... Prophylaxis): Indications ... please refer to Table ... #Treatment #management ... infections #HIVAIDS #pharmacology
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection and Disease in HIV-AIDS
Treating LTBI (to prevent TB disease)
Indications:
prevent TB disease) Indications ... recommended for all ... Please refer to the table ... Tuberculosis #TB #IDSA #Prevention ... infections #HIVAIDS #pharmacology
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Etiology: • Medications ... diuretics, Saline infusion ... Elimination (see Table ... STOP offending medications ... Ca-gluconate or 1g CaCl
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
Inhibitors of Na+K+2Cl ... nocturnal enuresis • Prevention ... Tolvaptan) • Treatment ... Diuresis #Nephrology #Pharmacology ... #Medications #Table
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
- shock->treatments ... circulation If drugs ... before beginning treatment ... Ethylene glycol - HIV ... /HAART medications