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Stress Dose Steroids - Indications and Dosing

SUPPRESSED HPA AXIS:
 prednisone >20mg/day x 3 weeks or more
Indications and Dosing ... #Indications #Dosing ... Endocrinology #Diagnosis ... #Management #Pharmacology
Adult Vancomycin Guidelines
The information below provides general dosing guidelines for vancomycin. A maintenance regimen of 15-20
provides general dosing ... is the accepted dosing ... indicator of the AUC ... : MIC ratio.1 Dosing ... #Management #Pharmacology
Statin Intensities

Basic refresher of statin intensities! One common thing I see a lot is patients being
ACC/AHA recommends ... Moderate #Low #Pharmacology ... #Dosing #Management
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis ... either due to a diffusion-perfusion ... from IPVDs Diagnostic ... Arterial blood gas (ABC ... minutes of rest HPS Diagnostic
Causes of Pleural Effusion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Transudate - Hydrostatic
 • Congestive heart failure
 • Constrictive
Causes of Pleural Effusion ... - Differential Diagnosis ... syndrome • Protein-losing ... 2LmUODZ #Pleural #Effusion ... #Pulmonary #Diagnosis
Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN
 • Low PATM Can decrease first part
- Differential Diagnosis ... HYPOVENTILATION • Rising ... syndrome, OSA DIFFUSION ... of reversible diffusion ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Therapeutic Drug Level Monitoring 
Carbamazepine - Sample immediately before next dose (trough) 
Clozapine - Sample immediately
Theophylline - For i/v infusion ... - Intermittent dosing ... - Continuous infusion ... Ranges #Toxicology #Pharmacology ... #Diagnosis #Table
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
pedal edema, and clear ... circumferential pericardial effusion ... expiration not meeting diagnostic ... Echocardiogram #a4c
Estimating the Total Daily Dose (TDD) of Insulin: Weight-Based Dosing
TDD in units of insulin = N
: Weight-Based Dosing ... Patients without clear ... #TDD #Insulin #dosing ... Weight #Based #pharmacology
DPP4 Inhibitors - Normal and Renal Dosing

Increase Incretins (GLP-I & GIP) -> Stimulates Insulin, Inhibits Glucagon
Normal and Renal Dosing ... has a smaller A1c ... Inhibitors #Renal #Dosing ... #Pharmacology #