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ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITIES IN INTENSIVE CARE

Antibiotic spectra made simple(r). Version 2, now updated with new bugs &
Antibiotics #Classes #Bacterial ... Susceptibilities #ICU #CriticalCare ... #Overview #Pharmacology
Rifamycins - Antibiotics Class Overview

Include Rifampin, Rifaximin, Rifapentine, Rifabutin.

Mechanism: Inhibits bacterial DNA-dependent RNA polymerase (unique mechanism).
Antibiotics Class Overview ... Mechanism: Inhibits bacterial ... Rifaximin (PO) #Pharmacology ... Antibiotics #Review #Overview
Ivermectin. Old anti-parasitic agent making a comeback with recent headlines from in-vitro study that showed antiviral
here is a quick overview ... InfectiousDiseases #CriticalCare ... EmergencyMedicine #Pharmacology
Push Dose Pressors - Mixing Instructions - Epinephrine and Phenylephrine

Epinephrine Preparation steps:
1. Add 9 mL of
Pressors - Mixing Instructions ... Label syringe #Pharmacology ... #CriticalCare # ... Phenylephrine #Mixing #Instructions
A Flow Diagram for Resuscitation in Sepsis-induced Hypoperfusion

== Commentary (https://twitter.com/Ale_DC7/status/1092112204206346241) ==

This diagram is from '17 but
one should not wait ... pressors requires an arterial ... GoalDirected #Management #CriticalCare
Push Dose Pressors - Mixing Instructions.

EPINEPHRINE
Has alpha and beta 1/2 effects so it is an inopressor
Do
Pressors - Mixing Instructions ... pulse Mixing Instructions ... Mixing Instructions ... 50-200 mcg) #Pharmacology ... #CriticalCare #
Protease Inhibitors 

Protease Inhibitors are a class of commonly used antiretroviral medications for management of HIV.
Here's a broad overview ... such as weight gain ... Inhibitors #HIV #Pharmacology
Stress Ulcer Prophylaxis

Stress ulcerations are common in ICU patients and may lead to hemorrhage if not
ulceration of the upper GIT ... #Prophylaxis #criticalcare ... #pharmacology #
Primary Care Guide to Pupil Dilatation

 - Start with the sympathomimetic 
(2.5% phenylephrine), but don't 
call
- Wait 15 minutes ... #PrimaryCare #Overview ... Ophthalmology #Diagnosis #Instructions
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview ... drug-resistant infection, bacterial ... blindness, or gait