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Back to the "10 Need to Know" series - Drug Therapeutic Target Levels. 

For lithium, target
Therapeutic #Ranges #Toxicology ... #Pharmacology # ... Diagnosis #Table ... #Monitoring
Intern Pocket Cards - Pharmacologic Pain Management Options
Anti-inflammatory:
 • Acetaminophen (24 hours: < 3-4g in healthy
Pocket Cards - Pharmacologic ... Pain Management ... Anti-inflammatory: • Acetaminophen ... #Ladder #medications ... #pharmacology #
Drugs Implicated in Hemolytic Anemia
 • Hapten (Drug binding to RBC membrane): Penicillin, Cephalosporin, Tetracycline, Tolbutamide,
Melphalan, Isoniazid, Acetaminophen ... Bloodman #Drugs #medications ... #differential #diagnosis ... #pharmacology # ... table
Therapeutic Drug Level Monitoring 
Carbamazepine - Sample immediately before next dose (trough) 
Clozapine - Sample immediately
Therapeutic Drug Level Monitoring ... Therapeutic #Ranges #Toxicology ... #Pharmacology # ... Diagnosis #Table ... #Monitoring #Timing
Digoxin Pharmacology and Monitoring

 • Digoxin’s half-life is 30-45 hours in healthy adults
 • When monitoring
Digoxin Pharmacology ... levels should be drawn ... More important indications ... #Monitoring #toxicology ... #management #toxicity
Checklist for Treatment of Delirium in the ICU 

Remove causative factors 
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Exclude hypoglycemia if
- Review the medication ... Consider scheduled acetaminophen ... frequent Bp cuff monitoring ... sleeping, administer pharmacologic ... Delirium #Checklist #Management
Pancreatitis management checklist 
Evaluation to guide etiology & management 
 - RUQ ultrasound 
 - Calcium
Pancreatitis management ... - Review of medication ... with scheduled acetaminophen ... limit them as able ... Pancreatitis #Checklist #Diagnosis
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis ... Etiology: • Medications ... tourniquet / IVF line draw ... Elimination (see Table ... STOP offending medications
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
disequilibrium syndrome • Diagnosis ... irrigation • Management ... Diuresis #Nephrology #Pharmacology ... #Medications #Table
Toxic Alcohol Ingestion: Clinical Features, Diagnosis, and Management
Methanol intoxication:
 • Accidental or intentional ingestion of adulterated
Clinical Features, Diagnosis ... , and Management ... of contaminated medication ... #toxicology #comparison ... #table #management