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Valproic Acid in the ICU for Agitation and Delirium
Up to 70% of ICU patients experience agitation
Valproic Acid in ... Agitation and Delirium ... not supported by guidelines ... ASykedPharmD #Valproic #Acid ... #pharmacology #
Delirium: Top Tips

1. LOOK CAREFULLY FOR DELIRIUM 
2. HARNESS THE POWER OF THE FAMILY 
3. FIND/STOP
Delirium: Top Tips ... CAREFULLY FOR DELIRIUM ... FIND/STOP CULPRIT MEDS ... Management #Geriatrics #Delirium ... #Tips #Guidelines
Delirium Tips: What NOT To Do:
 - Don't think delirium is a benign condition 
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Delirium Tips: What ... - Don't think delirium ... patients who have delirium ... antipsychotic meds ... #Tips #Donts #Guidelines
Antidepressant Medications Decision Aid
 - The choice of depression medications in primary care is difficult as
Medications Decision Aid ... #PatientInfo #PrimaryCare ... SNRIs #Selection #Pharmacology
Neuropathic Pain: Pharmacotherapy Selection and Effectivity Decision Aid

Figure 2 provides a comparison icon array with natural
Effectivity Decision Aid ... #EBM #Pharmacology ... #PrimaryCare #NeuropathicPain
Checklist for Treatment of Delirium in the ICU 

Remove causative factors 
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Exclude hypoglycemia if
for Treatment of Delirium ... c deliriogenic meds ... sleeping, administer pharmacologic ... #Delirium #Checklist
U.S. Adults with Hypertension as Defined by the JNC7 and ACC/AHA Guidelines and Effect on Use
JNC7 and ACC/AHA Guidelines ... Effect on Use of Pharmacologic ... Therapy #guidelines ... #PrimaryCare #Hypertension ... #Guidelines #Redefining
Anti-Seizure Medication Guide - Common Uses and Side Effects

acetazolamide 
brivaracetam 
carbamazepine 
clobazam 
clonazepam 
clorazepate 
corticotropin injection
diazepam
topiramate valproic acid ... Medications #epilepsy #pharmacology ... SideEffects #Adverse #AEDs
Methadone Drug-Drug Interactions
Meds that increase methadone metabolism/decrease methadone effect (INCREASED RISK FOR OPIOID WITHDRAWAL):
 • Phenytoin,
Drug-Drug Interactions Meds ... Vitamin C (ascorbic acid ... Interactions #DDIs #pharmacology
Diagnosis and Management of Achalasia - ACG Guidelines

Who to suspect?
 • Patients presenting with progressive dysphagia
Achalasia - ACG Guidelines ... unresponsiveto acid-suppressive ... Botulinum toxin • Pharmacologic ... Management #ACG #Guidelines