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Oral anti-hypertensives with relative fast onset of action (Hypertensive Emergency)

The key concern with oral antihypertensive agents
(Hypertensive Emergency ... of medication to ... #Hypertensive #Emergency ... #Management #Pharmacology ... #Table #BloodPressure
Medications Used in Hypertensive Emergencies
Vasodilators: Hydralazine, Nitroglycerin, Sodium nitroprusside 
Calcium Channel Blockers: Clevidipine, Nicardipine
ß-Blockers: Esmolol, Labetalol,
Medications Used ... #Hypertensive #Emergency ... #Management #Treatment ... #Pharmacology # ... Table
Glaucoma - Emergency Department Management
- All patients should get emergency ophthalmologic consultation
- Start with eye drops
Glaucoma - Emergency ... Department Management ... consultation - Start with eye ... is < 40 mmHg #Pharmacology ... #Table
Pharmacologic Treatment of Hypertensive Emergencies in Pregnancy
Drug - Dose range - Onset/oeak/duration - Side effects
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Pharmacologic Treatment ... Pregnancy Drug - Dose ... hypotension, lupus-like syndrome ... #Hypertensive #Emergency ... #Medications
Emergency Therapy of Hyperkalemia
Therapy - Dose and Route - Onset of Action - Duration of Effect
Emergency Therapy ... Hyperkalemia Therapy - Dose ... #Hyperkalemia #management ... #pharmacology # ... table #treatment
Glaucoma is a condition that involves an increase in pressure inside the eye. It occurs when
pressure inside the eye ... choice in the emergency ... glaucoma #pharmacology ... #treatment #management ... #medications #Ophthalmology
ED Opioid Stewardship Algorithm

Opioid Naive vs Opioid Tolerant

1. Patient Specific, Pain Syndrome-Targeted Approach
2. Combinations of Non-Pharmacologic
Specific, Pain Syndrome-Targeted ... Combinations of Non-Pharmacologic ... Medication Assisted ... Treatment (MAT) ... Mahlaqa Butt #Emergency
Neurological Side Effects of Antipsychotic Drugs
Acute dystonia - Spasm of muscles of tongue, face, neck, back
• Tx: Reduce dose ... greatest risk • Tx: Dose ... tremor ("rabbit syndrome ... #SideEffects #pharmacology ... #management
Medications Used in the Abortive Treatment of Ongoing Seizure Activity in the Emergency Department

INITIAL THERAPY
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Medications Used ... Activity in the Emergency ... Abortive #Seizure #Medications ... #Neurology #Pharmacology ... #Dosing #Table
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
disequilibrium syndrome ... irrigation • Management ... Tolvaptan) • Treatment ... Diuresis #Nephrology #Pharmacology ... #Medications #Table