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Neurological Side Effects of Antipsychotic Drugs
Acute dystonia - Spasm of muscles of tongue, face, neck, back
Young, antipsychotic ... variable tremor, mask ... months or years of treatment ... months or years of treatment ... #SideEffects #pharmacology
Neuromodulators for Disorders of Gut Brain Interactions (DGBIs)
SSRIs - When anxiety, depression, and phobic features are
anxiety, depression, and ... TCAs - First-line treatment ... vomiting, weight loss and ... SSRI • Atypical Antipsychotics ... Neuromodulators #DGBIs #IBS #pharmacology
Running out of Analgesia and Sedation Medications due to #COVID19?  Anand Swaminathan, MD has put
out of Analgesia and ... #97: Sedation and ... management #covid19 #treatment ... #sarscov2 #criticalcare ... sedative #analgesia #pharmacology
Summary table of the mechanism of action, side effect and contraindications of commonly used non-steroidal anti-inflammatory
action, side effect and ... your learning, revision ... and teaching. ... NSAIDS #management #pharmacology ... #medications #treatment
Valproic Acid in the ICU for Agitation and Delirium
Up to 70% of ICU patients experience agitation
Valproic Acid in ... for Agitation and ... worsen delirium Antipsychotics ... Agitation #Delirium #pharmacology ... #criticalcare
Checklist for Treatment of Delirium in the ICU 

Remove causative factors 
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Exclude hypoglycemia if
Checklist for Treatment ... medication list and ... sleeping, administer pharmacologic ... refractory to antipsychotic ... #MICU #CriticalCare
Second Generation Antipsychotics: Mechanisms and Side Effects
(Atypical Anti-Psychotics) - Examples: Clozapine, Olanzapine, Quetiapine, Risperidone, Zotepine, Paliperidone,
Second Generation Antipsychotics ... : Mechanisms and ... considered 2nd line treatment ... Mechanism unknown #AntiPsychotics ... #SideEffects #pharmacology
Navigating a Rapid Response Team (RRT)

Assert Leadership:
 • Stand at foot of bed
 • Introduce yourself
patient on telemetry and ... Orders placed, treatments ... Elicit concerns and ... RRT #Management #treatment ... #criticalcare
Cannot Intubate, Cannot Oxygenate (CICO) Checklist Mnemonic 

C - Call it and communicate it: 
- Communicate
Ask help received ... I - Incision is ... attempts at face mask ... after vertical incision ... Mnemonic #Management #CriticalCare
Clozapine Toxicology
Clozapine is an atypical antipsychotic most often reserved for use in patients who have treatment-resistant
is an atypical antipsychotic ... patients who have treatment-resistant ... negative symptoms and ... ideation than other antipsychotic ... Toxicity #Diagnosis #Pharmacology