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Thyroid Storm Diagnosis and Management Checklist

Dr. Josh Farkas @PulmCrit

#Thyroid #Storm #Checklist #Diagnosis #Management #Endocrinology #CriticalCare
and Management ... Checklist Dr. ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Endocrinology ... #CriticalCare
REBEL Review 71: Treatment of Thyroid Storm 

Propranolol 
Esmolol 
Propylthiouracil (PTU) 
Methimazole 
Saturated Solution of Potassium
Hydrocortisone #endocrinology ... hyperthyroidism #table ... #management #treatment ... #pharmacology # ... comparison #Dosages #dosing
Stress Dose Steroids - Indications and Dosing

SUPPRESSED HPA AXIS:
 prednisone >20mg/day x 3 weeks or more
- Indications and ... Dosing SUPPRESSED ... #Endocrinology ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Pharmacology
Comparison of anti-diabetic or anti-hyperglycemic agents

There are numerous anti-hyperglycemic agents available to manage Type 2 diabetes.
#pharmacology #pharmacotherapy ... #table #comparison ... #management #medications ... #diabetes #endocrinology ... #treatment
Checklist for Treatment of Delirium in the ICU 

Remove causative factors 
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Exclude hypoglycemia if
Checklist for Treatment ... sleeping, administer pharmacologic ... #Delirium #Checklist ... #Management #Treatment ... #MICU #CriticalCare
Bisphosphonates for Osteoporosis Treatment or Prevention 

Bisphosphonates are common medications used in the treatment and prevention
for Osteoporosis Treatment ... are a variety of dosing ... Schedule #Frequency #Pharmacology ... #Endocrinology ... #Osteoporosis #Management
Managing warfarin INR

Warfarin dosage must be individualized according to the patient's response to the drug, and
#management #algorithm ... #pharmacology # ... treatment #medications ... #table #pharmacotherapy ... hematology #warfarin #dosing
Pancreatitis management checklist 
Evaluation to guide etiology & management 
 - RUQ ultrasound 
 - Calcium
checklist Evaluation ... limit them as able ... #Pancreatitis #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #CriticalCare
Perioperative Management of DOACs
Problem:
 ✖ Each year approximately 250,000 patients on chronic anticoagulation in North America
Perioperative Management ... clearance (calculated using ... table ... patient-specific and ... #Treatment #pharmacology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
then be excreted using ... #algorithm #management ... #table #foamed ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare ... icu #clinical #pharmacology