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Immediate Treatment for Myocardial infraction
#management #pharmacology #medications #treatment #cardiology #mnemonic
Immediate Treatment ... #management #pharmacology ... #medications #treatment ... #cardiology #mnemonic
Summary of meta-analysis of pharmacotherapy trials in BPD
https://www.cochrane.org/CD005652/BEHAV_psychological-therapies-borderline-personality-disorder
Meta-analyses of RCTs were undertaken for the following outcomes:
pharmacotherapy trials in BPD ... following outcomes: BPD ... compared the study treatment ... with ‘treatment ... EBM #Management #Pharmacology
Metoprolol and Carvedilol - Immediate to Extended Release Dose Conversions

Metoprolol 
Immediate (tartrate) -> Extended (succinate) 
25
mg daily 50 mg BID ... daily 100 mg BID ... (ER) 3.125 mg BID ... Dose #Conversion #Pharmacology ... #Cardiology #BetaBlocker
Mild Acne Treatment - Comedones (black/whiteheads), +/- few pustules 
1. Benzoyl Peroxide (BP) 
2. Topical Retinoid
Mild Acne Treatment ... retinoid BP ... First line pharmacologic ... ambcarerx #Acne #Treatment ... Management #Comedones #Pharmacology
Algorithm for Treatment of Chronic Thromboembolic Disease (CTEPH)
Initial Imaging for Screening - V/Q scan - 90-100%
Algorithm for Treatment ... Pulmonary Angioplasty (BPA ... management #algorithm #cardiology ... #pulmonary #treatment
Managing warfarin INR

Warfarin dosage must be individualized according to the patient's response to the drug, and
management #algorithm #pharmacology ... #treatment #medications ... #decisionaid #cardiology
Sexually Transmitted Infections - Common Outpatient Treatments 
Chlamydia 
 - Azithromycin 1 g PO once
Common Outpatient Treatments ... Doxycycline 100 mg PO bid ... the first-line treatments ... STIs #Outpatient #Treatment ... #Management #Pharmacology
Checklist for Treatment of Delirium in the ICU 

Remove causative factors 
 - 
Exclude hypoglycemia if
Checklist for Treatment ... consider empiric treatment ... (e.g. frequent Bp ... sleeping, administer pharmacologic ... Checklist #Management #Treatment
Flowchart to diuretic use in acute heart failure.

(A) Congestion with volume overload. 

(B) Treatment algorithm after
(B) Treatment algorithm ... BP, blood pressure ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Heart Failure (HFrEF) Treatment - GDMT for stage C 

For patients with Heart Failure with REDUCED
Failure (HFrEF) Treatment ... HeartFailure #HFrEF #Pharmacology ... #Management #Treatment ... #StageC #Cardiology