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Anti-infective stewardship, including tips for using anti-infectives wisely, criteria for stepdown from IV to PO dosage
including tips for using ... dosage forms and conversion ... #pharmacology #antibiotics ... medications #table #treatment ... #drugs #pharmacotherapy
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
• Exclude high ... anticholinergic drug ... could have made a drug ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
Treatment depends ... Excessive insulation, high ... anaphylaxis (→ 3-1) Drug ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PseudoHyperkalemia:
 • Lab error
 • Traumatic venipuncture
 • Hemolysis, thrombocytosis, leukocytosis
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- Differential Diagnosis ... controlled DM • Chemotherapy ... reactions Common Drugs ... Beta blockers • Antibiotics ... #causes #potassium
Pediatric Vomiting - Gastrointestinal and Systemic Causes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hepatobiliary:
 • Acute Hepatitis
 • Acute
- Differential Diagnosis ... Tract Infection Drugs ... /Toxins: • Chemotherapy ... • Antibiotics ... Carbon Monoxide High
IDSA - Clinical Strategy to Build an Individualized Treatment Regimen for Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB)
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Individualized Treatment ... p-Aminosalicylic acid, High-dose ... MDRTB #management #Treatment ... antimicrobials #regimens #pharmacology ... #dosing #idsa #
Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PseudoHyperkalemia:
 • Lab error
 • Traumatic venipuncture
 • Hemolysis, thrombocytosis, leukocytosis
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... controlled DM • Chemotherapy ... reactions Common Drugs ... Beta blockers • Antibiotics ... #causes #potassium
Intraoperative  Bradycardia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Bradycardia in theatre should not be treated as
remember to tailor treatment ... Consider known drug ... Also consider: high ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Unexplained hypotension
• Unexplained bronchospasm (wheeze may be absent
Important culprits: antibiotics ... immediately. ❼ Give drugs ... annotate notes/drug ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
tube ❹ Rapid diagnosis ... • Diagnostic ... thoracotomy is a better treatment ... • Inotropic drugs ... Intraoperative #Checklist