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Neurological Side Effects of Antipsychotic Drugs
Acute dystonia - Spasm of muscles of tongue, face, neck, back
Drugs Acute dystonia ... months or years of treatment ... months or years of treatment ... #SideEffects #pharmacology ... #management
Running out of Analgesia and Sedation Medications due to #COVID19?  Anand Swaminathan, MD has put
Medications #management ... #covid19 #treatment ... #sarscov2 #criticalcare ... sedative #analgesia #pharmacology ... #alternatives #Drugs
Summary table of the mechanism of action, side effect and contraindications of commonly used non-steroidal anti-inflammatory
anti-inflammatory drugs ... your learning, revision ... #NSAIDS #management ... #pharmacology # ... #medications #treatment
Recurrent Polymorphic VT/Torsades de Pointes - Management Algorithm
Drugs that prolong QT interval:
 • Class 1a (quinidine,
Torsades de Pointes - Management ... Algorithm Drugs ... • Macrolides and ... quinolones • Antipsychotics ... Hypocalcemia (rarely) Treatment
Checklist for Treatment of Delirium in the ICU 

Remove causative factors 
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Exclude hypoglycemia if
Checklist for Treatment ... sleeping, administer pharmacologic ... refractory to antipsychotic ... Delirium #Checklist #Management ... #CriticalCare
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
& Dry) is the treatment ... patients need inotrope ... differential #algorithm #management ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare ... icu #clinical #pharmacology
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
A dissociative drug ... Antipsychotics: ... No pharmacologic ... Delirium #PAD #ICU #CriticalCare ... #diagnosis #management
Overview of antifungal agents benefits, weaknesses, and adverse effects in the treatment of Coccidioidomycosis.
Fluconazole - Low
effects in the treatment ... hypokalemia, negative inotrope ... • Therapeutic drug ... #valleyfever #management ... comparison #table #pharmacology
Antifungal agents benefits, weaknesses, and adverse effects in the treatment of Coccidioidomycosis
Fluconazole
 - Benefits: Low cost/tolerable
effects in the treatment ... hypokalemia, negative inotrope ... Weaknesses: Therapeutic drug ... Coccidioidomycosis #pharmacology ... #management #treatment