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Here is a quick guide on the common direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) for chronic hepatitis C virus
chronic hepatitis C ... DAAs #Antivirals #table ... treatment #hcv #medications ... HepC #HepatitisC #Management ... #Pharmacology
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
MAP = CO x SVR
Hypovolemic (↓ Intravascular volume):
 • Hemorrhage, dehydration due
Shock - Differential ... findings based on cause ... uw_IMresidency #Shock #Differential ... #Diagnosis #table ... #comparison #criticalcare
Extubation Checklist Mnemonic - MASCOTS
M - Mechanism (Underlying mechanism improving)
A - Airway (Patent, difficult intubation)
S -
suctioning minimal) C ... Oxygenation (O2 stable ... - Tube feeds (Pause ... Mnemonic #MASCOTS #criticalcare ... #management
Common Medications Known to Prolong QTc
Antiarrhythmics - Amiodarone, sotalol, flecainide, quinidine, dronedarone, dofetilide
Vasopressors/inotropes - Epinephrine, norepinephrine,
Common Medications ... #Prolongation #Medications ... #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #pharmacology ... #table
Drug-Induced Seizures - OTIS-CAMPBELL

O - Organophosphate, oral hypoglycemics, opioid
T - TCA, theophylline
I - Isoniazid, Insulin
S -
Sympathomimetics, Strychnine C ... Induced #Seizures #Medication ... #Causes #Differential ... #Pharmacology #
Vasopressors and Inotropes
 • Norepinephrine - Levophed - "Levo" - Generally thought of as the first
Vasopressors #Inotropes #management ... #criticalcare # ... summary #comparison #table ... #pharmacology # ... indications
Numerous drugs taken by elderly persons can affect water balance by direct action on the kidney
or by altering AVP ... on the kidney (Table ... #Diagnosis #Pharmacology ... #Hyponatremia #Medications ... DrugInduced #List #Differential
Checklist for Treatment of Delirium in the ICU 

Remove causative factors 
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Exclude hypoglycemia if
- Review the medication ... list and d/c deliriogenic ... sleeping, administer pharmacologic ... Delirium #Checklist #Management ... Treatment #MICU #CriticalCare
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Etiology: • Medications ... only if no clear cause ... Elimination (see Table ... STOP offending medications ... hypertonic Amp IVP
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
the determined cause ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management ... cardiology #treatment #table ... icu #clinical #pharmacology