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Explanation of the differences between depolarizing and nondepolarizing paralytic agents commonly used in anesthetic induction with
#pharmacology #mechanism ... #anesthesia #anesthesiology ... #medication #drugs ... Pharmacology of ... neuromuscular blocking drugs
A quick infographic describing some of the common reversal agents used by anesthesiologists, their mechanism of
agents #management #anesthesia ... Pharmacology of ... revolutionary drug ... neuromuscular pharmacology ... Anesthesia: Essays
Neurological Side Effects of Antipsychotic Drugs
Acute dystonia - Spasm of muscles of tongue, face, neck, back
Antipsychotic Drugs ... dose or change drug ... facies, shuffling gait ... recognition and drug ... #SideEffects #pharmacology
Sedative-Hypnotic Drugs
Benzodiazepines:
 - Bind to specific GABAA receptor subunits at central nervous system (CNS) neuronal synapses
Sedative-Hypnotic Drugs ... amnesia • hypnosis • anesthesia ... amnesia • hypnosis • anesthesia ... sedative-hypnotic drugs ... #medications #pharmacology
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
for Crises in Anaesthesia ... there is time to wait ... • Inotropic drugs ... for crises in anaesthesia ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia
Ephedrine - Anesthesia Pharmacology
Trade Name: Ephedrine
Brand Name(s): Akovaz
Drug Type: Sympathomimetic Catecholamine
Time of Onset: Rapid
Duration of Action:
Ephedrine - Anesthesia ... Pharmacology Trade ... Name(s): Akovaz Drug ... Ephedrine #Akovaz #Anesthesia ... #Pharmacology
The Sedation Continuum from Conscious Sedation to General Anesthesia - Definitions

Minimal sedation: a drug-induced state during
Sedation to General Anesthesia ... General anesthesia ... : a drug-induced ... Ketamine is the pharmacologic ... #Definitions #Anesthesia
Anticonvulsants as Mood Stabilizers: Mechanism and Side-effect
Examples: Valproate, Carbamazepine, Lamotrigine
 • Mild anticholinergic effect -> Drowsiness
cytotoxic reaction to drug ... pruritus, weight gain ... Pathophysiology #Psychiatry #Pharmacology
Protease Inhibitors 

Protease Inhibitors are a class of commonly used antiretroviral medications for management of HIV.
there are a ton of drug ... such as weight gain ... Inhibitors #HIV #Pharmacology
First Generation Anti-Psychotics: Mechanisms and Side Effects
Typical/Conventional Anti-Psychotics - Examples: Haloperidol, Chlorpromazine

ACh M1 antagonist - Block
brain • Weight Gain ... irreversible • Drug ... #SideEffects #pharmacology