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Antifungal Azoles - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism:  inhibit ergosterol synthesis (important component of fungal cell membranes)
Antibiotics Class Overview ... Itraconazole has ... Isavuconazole(PO or IV) #Pharmacology ... #Antibiotics #Review ... #Overview #Azoles
RADIAL HEAD FRACTURE 
Radial head fractures are the most common elbow fracture in adults and are
x-ray review alignment ... is seen, treat as ... fracture • ED Management ... : Pain control ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Running out of Analgesia and Sedation Medications due to #COVID19?  Anand Swaminathan, MD has put
Swaminathan, MD has ... options in REBEL Review ... Medications #management ... treatment #sarscov2 #criticalcare ... sedative #analgesia #pharmacology
Supracondylar Elbow Fracture
• Most common elbow fracture in children, peak age 5-7 
• When looking at
x-ray review alignment ... disrupted, treat as ... syndrome • ED Management ... : Pain control ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Flutycosine - Antibiotics Class Overview
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Mechanism: 5-FC interferes with DNA and protein synthesis.  Only
B for initial management ... Virtually never used as ... infections) - Main ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics ... #Review #Overview
Pancreatitis management checklist 
Evaluation to guide etiology & management 
 - RUQ ultrasound 
 - Calcium
Pancreatitis management ... test panel - Review ... Pain control - ... gram Q6hr) and pain-dose ... #CriticalCare
Protease Inhibitors 

Protease Inhibitors are a class of commonly used antiretroviral medications for management of HIV.
medications for management ... Here's a broad overview ... As the name implies ... weight gain, increasing ... Inhibitors #HIV #Pharmacology
Checklist for Treatment of Delirium in the ICU 

Remove causative factors 
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Exclude hypoglycemia if
possible - Review ... if uncontrolled pain ... sleeping, administer pharmacologic ... Delirium #Checklist #Management ... Treatment #MICU #CriticalCare
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
Pain, Agitation, ... No pharmacologic ... (Haldol) - No pharmacologic ... Delirium #PAD #ICU #CriticalCare ... #diagnosis #management
Monobactam - Aztreonam - Antibiotics Class Overview

Spectrum: only has activity vs. aerobic gram negatives, no gram
Antibiotics Class Overview ... Spectrum: only has ... Main advantages: ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics ... #Review #Overview