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Sedative-Hypnotic Drugs
Benzodiazepines:
 - Bind to specific GABAA receptor subunits at central nervous system (CNS) neuronal synapses
Sedative-Hypnotic ... anxiety • amnesia • hypnosis ... Rapid onset of hypnosis ... #medications #pharmacology ... #comparison #table
Common toxicities of antifungal agents. 
CNS = central nervous system; 5-FC = flucytosine; GI = gastrointestinal;
CNS = central nervous ... SideEffects #Adverse #Pharmacology ... #InfectiousDiseases
Benzodiazepines: Mechanism of Action and Side Effects
 • Decr spinal cord activity -> Muscle relaxant
Decr seizures, hypnotic ... co-ingestion with other CNS ... Benzodiazepines #Psychiatry #Pharmacology
Antibiogram - Antibiotic Resistance Table for Severe Multidrug Resistant Bacteria

ESBL Enterobacteriaceae
Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae
MDR Pseudomonas Aeruginosa
Carbapenem-Resistant Acinetobacter

Adapted from
Antibiotic #Resistance #InfectiousDiseases ... #Resistant #Comparison ... #Table #Pharmacology
Balamuthia vs Acanthamoeba vs Naegleria - Comparison
Exposure - Host - CNS disease - CNS spread -
vs Naegleria - Comparison ... Exposure - Host - CNS ... disease - CNS spread ... Acanthamoeba #Naegleria #Comparison ... #Table #InfectiousDiseases
Opioid Use Disorder Medications - Pharmacokinetics

Buprenorphine is a partial mu-opioid receptor agonist with low intrinsic activity,
with additional CNS ... margin of safety in pharmacology ... Pharmacokinetics #Comparison ... #Table #Pharmacology
Dexmedetomidine - Anesthesia Pharmacology
Trade Name: Dexmedetomidine
Brand Name(s): Precedex
Drug Type: Sedation
Time of Onset: 30 minutes
Duration of Action:
Dexmedetomidine - Anesthesia Pharmacology ... selective agonist of CNS ... Nervous System - hypnotic ... Precedex #Anesthesia #Pharmacology
CSF Penetration of Antimicrobials

Despite the poor CSF penetration, beta-lactams have the most research documenting successful treatment
treat susceptible CNS ... in treatment of CNS ... #Penetration #CNS ... Antimicrobials #InfectiousDiseases ... #Pharmacology