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Transdermal Fentanyl require unique dosing conversions. For Adult and pediatric patients taking opiouds or doses not
Transdermal Fentanyl ... unique dosing conversions ... taking opiouds or doses ... Opiate #Opioid #Conversion ... #Table #Fentanyl
Transdermal Fentanyl Conversion Table

FDA’s recommendations for the total daily opiate dose required to begin or convert
Transdermal Fentanyl ... Conversion Table ... total daily opiate dose ... #Transdermal #Fentanyl ... #Conversion #Table
OPIOID SWITCHING AND TAPERING.

Long term opioid use results in physical (and potentially psychological) dependence. Opioids should
avoid withdrawal symptoms ... Opioid withdrawal symptoms ... switching to and from fentanyl ... #pharmacology #conversion
Management of Serotonin Syndrome
Identify and stop all serotoninergic medications
 • Avoid inadvertent Rx of serotoninergic meds
serotoninergic meds (i.e. fentanyl ... : 12mg loading dose ... then 2 mg q2h if symptoms
Anaphylaxis: Signs and Symptoms
Anaphylaxis: when any egg of three conditions is met:
1. Acute onset of skin/mucosal
Anaphylaxis: Signs and Symptoms ... Rapid onset of symptoms ... the acute phase does ... Signs / Symptoms ... #Anaphylaxis #pathophysiology
Cauda Equina Syndrome
Causes:
 • Large lumbar degenerative disc herniation (central)
 • Severe lumbar spondylosis
 • Neoplasm
spine Signs / Symptoms ... disturbance in legs does ... Syndrome #MSK #pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #symptoms
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
 -
Clinical Signs/Symptoms ... back pain - Symptoms ... May have signs/symptoms ... decreased reflexes Pathophysiology ... CXR should be done
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
10,000 ft) • Symptoms ... • Signs/Symptoms ... edema, especially fentanyl ... • Signs/Symptoms ... • Pathophysiology
Acute Otitis Media: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings (in Children)
Upper Respiratory Tract Infection: 
 - Bacterial: Streptococcus
mucosa of the nose ... #OtitisMedia #pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #symptoms
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
flattening or inversion ... is conscious, symptoms ... ❺ If ischaemia does