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Clozapine blood monitoring for side effects of agranulocytosis and granulocytopenia

#management #psychiatry #antipsychotics #pharmacology #medications #dosing #clozapine
agranulocytosis and ... granulocytopenia #management ... #psychiatry #antipsychotics ... #pharmacology # ... medications #dosing
Neuromodulators for Disorders of Gut Brain Interactions (DGBIs)
SSRIs - When anxiety, depression, and phobic features are
when pain is dominant ... when pain in dominant ... SSRI • Atypical Antipsychotics ... Neuromodulators #DGBIs #IBS #pharmacology ... #management
Checklist for Treatment of Delirium in the ICU 

Remove causative factors 
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Exclude hypoglycemia if
if uncontrolled pain ... sleeping, administer pharmacologic ... refractory to antipsychotic ... Delirium #Checklist #Management ... #CriticalCare
Pearls for Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder

First-line pharmacotherapies for moderate to severe AUD include naltrexone and
Pearls for Treatment ... include abdominal pain ... #UseDisorder #Management ... #Treatment #AUD ... #Medications #Pharmacology
Post-Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS)
Symptoms of PICS:
 - Physical Domain: Generalized weakness, Fatigue, Difficulty walking
 - Cognitive
illness - Prior psychiatric ... guide targeted treatments ... CAM-ICU) - Pain ... PICS #diagnosis #management ... #criticalcare #
A quick infographic describing some of the common reversal agents used by anesthesiologists, their mechanism of
mechanism of action, dosing ... reversal #agents #management ... anesthesiology #treatment ... References: Pani ... Pharmacology of
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
Antipsychotics: ... No pharmacologic ... (Haldol) - No pharmacologic ... Delirium #PAD #ICU #CriticalCare ... #diagnosis #management
Alcohol Use Disorder - Maintenance Treatment
Naltrexone (first line) - First line for most people without contraindications
- Maintenance Treatment ... if also chronic pain ... if neuropathic pain ... uptitrate) #AUD ... #management #pharmacology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
& Dry) is the treatment ... then be excreted using ... differential #algorithm #management ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare ... icu #clinical #pharmacology
Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome - Treatment
Acute Treatment:
 • Abortive Therapy: Sumatriptan (5-HT / serotonin agonist), Aprepitant (neurokinin
ondansetron), Pain ... : • Non-Pharmacologic ... Consider psychology and ... /or psychiatry referral ... #Management