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Pain Assessment and Management Initiative (PAMI) - Opioid Prescribing and Equianalgesic Chart - Agents and Dosing

#Management
Equianalgesic Chart - Agents ... Equianalgesics #Conversion ... #Doses #Dosing ... #Table #PAMI
Vasopressors and Inotropes - Pharmacology Summary
Vasopressors
Phenylephrine (alpha-1)
 • Increases BP, SVR
 • Risk of reflex bradycardia
Preferred first agent ... BP • Higher doses ... • 1st agent in ... > alpha1) • Dose ... activation • D1
Phosphate binders - quick reference chart of maximum daily dose. Most patients with CKD will require
maximum daily dose ... agents since they ... Generally, the initial dose ... phosphate levels and doses ... Hyperphosphatemia #Dose
Treatment of Stable Narrow-Complex Tachycardia
Regular Rhythm:
 • Attempt vagal maneuvers
 • Give adenosine 6 milligrams IV
milligrams IV push if does ... Repeat 12-milligram dose ... nodal blocking agents ... B-blockers) • Does ... management #cardiology #algorithm
Systemic Glucocorticoid Dose Equivalents. 

Note: approximate equivalent dose is based on anti-inflammatory potency. Fludrocortisone is not
Glucocorticoid Dose ... approximate equivalent dose ... (postoperative nausea ... Corticosteroid #Steroid #Conversion ... #Table #Dose #Equivalents
Potassium-Binding Agents to Treat Hyperkalemia
Sodium zirconium cyclosilicate (Lokelma):
 • Mechanism: Preferentially captures K in exchange for
Agents to Treat ... 10 g QD (adjust dose ... Usual maintenance dose ... g QD; increase dose ... #pharmacology #table
Antiplatelet Conversion - Switching Between Oral P2Y12 Inhibitors
A, Switching between oral agents in the acute/early phase.
a maintenance dose ... after the last dose ... or ticagrelor dose ... after the last dose ... after the last dose
ANGIOTENSIN II RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST (ARB) DOSING:
TOOL FOR SWITCHING BETWEEN AGENTS IN CANADA
The information provided is intended
SWITCHING BETWEEN AGENTS ... an alternative agent ... Doses should be ... #Pharmacology #Conversion ... Switching #Equivalent #Table
Algorithm for the Management of Ventricular Tachycardia Electrical Storm
ES diagnosed (≥ 3 episodes of VT/ICD therapies
Algorithm for the ... therapies in 24h) Does ... cardioversion Stable ... of reversible causes ... #Tachycardia #Algorithm
Eczematous Skin Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Eczematous - Pruritic/Scaly/Erythematous lesions. Usually poorly demarcated
 • Atopic Dermatitis
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... requires high doses ... of the agent. ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #causes