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Vancomycin Associated Acute Kidney Injury

 • Drug induced acute kidney injury is generally defined as a
hours of drug exposure ... • Treatment includes ... prevention by minimizing ... Vancomycin #AKI #pharmacology ... #toxicology #diagnosis
Anticholinergic Toxicity - Etiology, Clinical Features and Treatment

#Toxicology #Diagnosis #Management #Anticholinergic #Toxicity
Toxicity - Etiology, Clinical ... Features and Treatment ... #Toxicology # ... Diagnosis #Management
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Chagas Disease (American Trypanosomiasis) in HIV-AIDS
Preventing Clinical Disease
Indication:  Individuals
Clinical Disease ... Disease Note: Treatment ... clinical manifestation ... #Treatment #management ... infections #HIVAIDS #pharmacology
Back to the "10 Need to Know" series - Drug Therapeutic Target Levels. 

For lithium, target
vary depending on treatment ... Therapeutic #Ranges #Toxicology ... #Pharmacology # ... Diagnosis #Table
Toluene Poisoning - Diagnosis and Management Summary
What is it?  Volatile hydrocarbon, Glue or paint-sniffing, Occupational
Toluene Poisoning - Diagnosis ... acute or chronic Clinical ... Withdrawal of exposure ... Toluene #Poisoning #Toxicology ... #Treatment
Emergency Management of Hyperkalemia in Adults
Assess Patient - Airway Breathing Circulation Disability Exposure (ABCDE) Approach
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Circulation Disability Exposure ... - 6.4 mmol/L - Treatment ... guided by clinical ... /L - Emergency treatment ... blood glucose Prevention
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing Human Papillomavirus Infections and Cervical Cancer Screening for Women with in HIV-AIDS
Recommendations
Recommendations for Preventing ... or been newly diagnosed ... following initial diagnosis ... #Treatment #management ... infections #HIVAIDS #pharmacology
Post-Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS)
Symptoms of PICS:
 - Physical Domain: Generalized weakness, Fatigue, Difficulty walking
 - Cognitive
Female gender - Exposure ... Hyperglycemia PREVENTION ... screening and prevention ... guide targeted treatments ... Syndrome #PICS #diagnosis
Stress Ulcer Prophylaxis

Stress ulcerations are common in ICU patients and may lead to hemorrhage if not
prophylaxis for primary prevention ... ulceration or treatment ... Risk Factors • Clinical ... #criticalcare #pharmacology
Leptospirosis
Pathogen: Leptospira (interrogans, kirschneri, noguchii)
Risk Factors:
 • Occupational exposure - Farmers, ranchers, trappers, veterinarians
 • Recreational
• Occupational exposure ... disease ARDS Diagnosis ... + clinical manifestations ... #microbiology #diagnosis ... #treatment #management