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Adverse Effects of Antipsychotic Medications - Comparison Table

First Generation: chlopromazine, haloperidol, fluphenazine 
Second Generation: aripirazole, asenapine,
Antipsychotic Medications ... Dyslipidemia, Weight Gain ... Antipsychotics #SideEffects ... Adverse #Psychiatry #Pharmacology ... #Profiles #Comparison
Running out of Analgesia and Sedation Medications due to #COVID19?  Anand Swaminathan, MD has put
Analgesia and Sedation Medications ... options in REBEL Review ... management #covid19 #treatment ... #sarscov2 #criticalcare ... sedative #analgesia #pharmacology
Pearls for Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder

First-line pharmacotherapies for moderate to severe AUD include naltrexone and
Pearls for Treatment ... of Alcohol Use Disorder ... well-known side effect profiles ... Screening #Addiction #Medications ... #Pharmacology
Neurological Side Effects of Antipsychotic Drugs
Acute dystonia - Spasm of muscles of tongue, face, neck, back
facies, shuffling gait ... reduction; change medication ... months or years of treatment ... months or years of treatment ... #SideEffects #pharmacology
Summary of meta-analysis of pharmacotherapy trials in BPD
https://www.cochrane.org/CD005652/BEHAV_psychological-therapies-borderline-personality-disorder
Meta-analyses of RCTs were undertaken for the following outcomes:
compared the study treatment ... with ‘treatment ... updated systematic review ... EBM #Management #Pharmacology ... #Medications #Pharmacotherapy
Checklist for Treatment of Delirium in the ICU 

Remove causative factors 
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Exclude hypoglycemia if
Checklist for Treatment ... possible - Review ... the medication ... sleeping, administer pharmacologic ... #MICU #CriticalCare
Lithium Therapy for Bipolar Disorder 
Toxicity Levels: 
 - Mild (1-1.5 mEq/L) 
 - Moderate (1.6-2.5
Therapy for Bipolar Disorder ... polyuria, weight gain ... Lithium is a medication ... maintenance agent for treatment ... BPD #Toxicity #Pharmacology