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Perioperative Medications - Which Medications to Hold or Continue?
Aspirin - Continue
 • Aspirin should be continued
Medications to Hold or Continue ... Aspirin - Continue ... Aspirin should be continued ... ) Metoprolol - Continue ... Glargine - Continue
Insulin Degludec (Tresiba) vs Insulin Glargine (Lantus, Basaglar, or Toujeo)

Insulin degludec (Tresiba) is an ultra-long acting
Tresiba) vs Insulin Glargine ... Insulin glargine ... BID dosing with glargine ... Insulin #Degludec #Glargine
Insulin Pharmacokinetics - Onset and Duration
 • Rapid (aspart, lispro)
 • Short (regular)
 • Intermediate (NPH)
(NPH) • Long (glargine
Insulin Comparison Chart - Peak and Duration

Inhaled, Rapid-acting (Analog), Regular, Intermediate-Acting (NPH), Detemir, Glargine, Degludec

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NPH), Detemir, Glargine
The graph illustrates the differences in the onset and duration of action for various types of
NPH, Detemir, Glargine
Insulin Comparison Chart

Insulin Types - Onset (hours) - Peak Glycemic Effect (hours) - Duration (hours)
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Detemir (Levemir), Glargine
Insulin Pharmacology - Action Profiles 
 • Rapid-Acting: Aspart (5-6h), Glulisine (5-6h), Lispro (4-6h)
 • Short-Acting:
Detemir (20-24h), Glargine
Autoimmune Myositis
Necrotizing myopathy is associated with higher CK levels, greater level of muscle weakness, less systemic
/full triad at diagnosis ... myopathy patients continue ... Autoimmune #Myositis #diagnosis
Miosis Causes - 4 P's Mnemonic
Constricted: pupils < 2mm, Pinpoint: pupils < 1mm
 • Pain Killer:
Organophosphate • Pons: Pontine ... #differential #diagnosis
Low-dose aspirin and low-molecular-weight heparin in lupus and Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APS) pregnancy

• No previous history of
preventive LMWH, continued ... preventive LMWH, continued ... preventive LMWH, continued