9 results
Shock and Vasoactive Drugs 
1) Determine type and etiology of shock
 • Distributive: Sepsis, Anaphylaxis, Neurogenic
Disease, Mechanical Defect ... pharmacology ... inopressors #diagnosis ... #management #comparison ... #table
Potassium-Binding Agents to Treat Hyperkalemia
Sodium zirconium cyclosilicate (Lokelma):
 • Mechanism: Preferentially captures K in exchange for
15 g QD • Side Effects ... 8.4 g • Side Effects ... daily • Side Effects ... #medications #pharmacology ... #table #comparison
Sedative-Hypnotic Drugs
Benzodiazepines:
 - Bind to specific GABAA receptor subunits at central nervous system (CNS) neuronal synapses
Dose-dependent depressant effects ... Dose-dependent depressant effects ... with few amnestic effects ... of anxiolytic effects ... #comparison #table
Clinically Significant Cardiovascular Drug-Drug Interactions With OTC Supplements and Herbal Products
Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors (ACEIs)
 • Night-blooming
Cardiovascular Drug-Drug ... cereus - Increases effects ... Bilberry, Danshen, Dong ... supplementals #herbal #pharmacology ... #DDI #table #cardiology
Review of Intranasally Administered Medications for Use in the Emergency Department
Table of agents, uses, dosing, onset
agents, uses, dosing ... and major side effects ... #Medications #Comparison ... #Table #Dosing ... VisualAbstract #Pharmacology
Summary of actions of some Cholinergic Agonists

Bethanechol 
• Used in treatment of urinary retention 
• Binds
CNS and cardiac effects ... • Reverses CNS effects ... Edrophonium • Used for diagnosis ... Cholinergic #Agonists #Pharmacology ... #Table #Summary
First Generation Anti-Psychotics: Mechanisms and Side Effects
Typical/Conventional Anti-Psychotics - Examples: Haloperidol, Chlorpromazine

ACh M1 antagonist - Block
Mechanisms and Side Effects ... arterioles -> less able ... irreversible • Drug ... #SideEffects #pharmacology ... #diagnosis #psychiatry
Fluid Responsiveness and Fluid Tolerance Testing - OnePager Summary
Fluid resuscitation can be beneficial when required or
Distensibility: IVC size reflects ... end of diastole (reflects ... precede other signs ... Tolerance #testing #diagnosis ... #criticalcare #comparison
Overview of antifungal agents benefits, weaknesses, and adverse effects in the treatment of Coccidioidomycosis.
Fluconazole - Low
weaknesses, and adverse effects ... • Therapeutic drug ... phlebitis, fever, chills ... #antifungals #comparison ... #table #pharmacology