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Crystalloid pH, Contents and Costs Compared
Plasma	pH 7.4
Normal Saline	pH 5.5*	
Ringer’s Lactate pH 6.5	
Plasmalyte A pH 6.5	
Coca-cola pH
Crystalloid pH, Contents ... Crystalloid #pH #Contents ... #Comparison #Table ... #Pharmacology # ... Costs #NS #LR #LactatedRingers
Crystalloid Compositon - Normal Saline, Lactated Ringers, PlasmaLyte
#Pharmacology #Crystalloids #Contents #Comparison #Table #Normosol #Plasmalyte #LactatedRingers #NormalSaline
, PlasmaLyte #Pharmacology ... #Crystalloids #Contents ... #Comparison #Table ... #NormalSaline #NS
Crystalloid Fluids - Contents Comparison Table
Normal plasma
0.9% saline (a.k.a. "normal saline" or NS)
0.45% saline (a.k.a. 1/2
Crystalloid Fluids - Contents ... Comparison Table ... normal saline" or NS ... saline (a.k.a. 1/2 NS ... #pharmacology
Considerations for Crystalloids - 0.9% NS vs LR vs Plasma-Lyte
 - Causes hyperkalemia?
 - Safe to
Crystalloids - 0.9% NS ... Plasma-Lyte - Causes ... - Causes lactic ... #Crystalloids #pharmacology ... #indications #comparison
Lactated Ringers (LR) vs Normal Saline (NS) - Comparison

Composition of LR:
 • Sodium 130 mEq/L
 •
) - Comparison ... 6.5 • Caloric content ... - Protective effects ... #comparison #pharmacology ... #effects
Table of Weight-Loss Medications approved by the FDA for the long-term treatment of Obesity

Mechanism of Action,
Dose, Common Side Effects ... Monitoring and Comments ... WeightLoss #AACE #2016 #Pharmacology ... #Table #Comparison
Effects on body weight of various classes of type-2 diabetes medications.
 - Metformin - Weight Loss
Effects on body ... weight of various classes ... weightloss #weightgain #comparison ... #pharmacology #
Common Vasopressors and Inotropes
Norepinephrine (NE)
 - Indication: Distributive shock (1st line for septic shock), Cardiogenic shock
mild ↑CO) - Side effects ... with HCM) - Side effects ... Bradyarrhythmias, Some cases ... Vasopressors #Inotropes #comparison ... #table #pharmacology
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors: Mechanisms and Side Effects
 • Serotonin Syndrome:
   - Autonomic Hyperactivity:
Mechanisms and Side Effects ... Dizziness - Nausea ... Serotonin #Inhibitors #Pathophysiology ... #Pharmacology #
Serotonin-Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors(SNRIs): Mechanisms and Side Effects

Withdrawal: Dizziness, Diarrhea, Insomnia, Nausea, Vomiting
Serotonin Syndrome - Potentially Life
Mechanisms and Side Effects ... Diarrhea, Insomnia, Nausea ... gain Incr NE: Nausea ... SerotoninNorepinephrine #Inhibitors #Pathophysiology ... #Pharmacology #