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Warfarin - INR Goals, Initial Dosing and Bridging

Mechanical Mitral Valve Replacement 2.5-3.5 
Other Valve Replacement 2-3
3 Here's a review ... daily, but may do ... If the patient has ... VTE treatment), ... #Initiation #Pharmacology
Smoking Cessation Management
Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT):
Long-Acting NRT:
 • Patch: Wear for 24 hours at a time.
Smoking Cessation ... Do not chew or swallow ... Rechew when tingling ... after FDA-approved treatments ... Cessation #Management #pharmacology
Second Generation Antipsychotics: Mechanisms and Side Effects
(Atypical Anti-Psychotics) - Examples: Clozapine, Olanzapine, Quetiapine, Risperidone, Zotepine, Paliperidone,
within the class making ... 2nd line treatment ... • Dopamine D2 ... action of DA on D2 ... #SideEffects #pharmacology
Point of Care Ultrasound - Probe Movements
SWEEPING:
Here we slide the probe along a slug trail of
, we can fine-tune ... Also allows view ... We can do the same ... displace bowel gas ... when we are looking
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Chagas Disease (American Trypanosomiasis) in HIV-AIDS
Preventing Clinical Disease
Indication:  Individuals
previously treated, and do ... duration same as ... for treatment of ... manifestation or slowing ... infections #HIVAIDS #pharmacology
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
paresthesias (carpal tunnel ... levels not useful as ... Pegvisomant) ± D2 ... Diagnosis #Management #Endocrinology ... #Treatment #Pathophysiology
5 A's of Smoking Cessation 
Ask, Advise, Assess, Assist, Arrange
Smoking cessation review! Super easy interventional tool
cessation review ... If patients do smoke ... patient-specific plan with pharmacologic ... and non-pharmacologic ... #Cessation #5As
Anti-Pseudomonal - Antibiotics Class Overview

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a non-fermenting Gram-negative bacillus that inhabits a variety of
- usually used as ... empiric Pseudomonas treatment ... Gentamicin - generally do ... Polymyxin B(IV) #Pharmacology ... #Antibiotics #Review
Anaesthesia and 
peri-operative care for Jehovah's Witnesses and 
patients who refuse blood 

1. Patients should be
the medical team looking ... of alternative treatments ... and which they do ... of the team briefing ... interventions promoted as
Pre-Mixed Insulin Combinations
1st number = percentage of intermediate-acting insulin 
2nd number = percentage of short/rapid-acting insulin
time, so let’s review ... shorter-acting and serves as ... When looking at ... I generally do not ... Combinations #PreMixed #Pharmacology