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Back to the "10 Need to Know" series - Drug Therapeutic Target Levels. 

For lithium, target
mortality at a higher ... Ranges #Toxicology #Pharmacology
Metformin - First Line Treatment for Diabetes Type 2
• Start with initial dose of 500 mg
consider using highest ... Indications #Titration #Pharmacology
Atopic Dermatitis - Topical Treatment Options 
First Line: Topical Corticosteroids 
  - High Potency: Betamethasone
therapy is non-pharmacologic ... the first line pharmacologic ... long-term use of the higher ... #Medications #Pharmacology
Managing warfarin INR

Warfarin dosage must be individualized according to the patient's response to the drug, and
range) is 65% or higher ... management #algorithm #pharmacology
Vasopressors and Inotropes - Pharmacology Summary
Vasopressors
Phenylephrine (alpha-1)
 • Increases BP, SVR
 • Risk of reflex bradycardia
and Inotropes - Pharmacology ... SVR, CO, BP • Higher ... Vasopressors #Inotropes #Pharmacology
On the INR of FFP - why transfusing for INR < 1.7 is futile

FFP replaces a
difference is, at higher ... @iEMPharmD #Pharmacology
Vancomycin-Associated Nephrotoxicity (VAN)
- Who is at highest risk?
- Mechanism of VAN
- What to watch for
- What
) - Who is at highest ... Nephrotoxicity #VAN #Pharmacology
Orthostatic Hypotension Management Algorithm
 • Hypovolemic?  Yes → Resuscitate
 • Volume Overloaded? No → Fludrocortisone
Pyridostigmine Non-pharmacologic ... during the night → higher
Opioid Use Disorder Medications - Pharmacokinetics

Buprenorphine is a partial mu-opioid receptor agonist with low intrinsic activity,
effect in which higher ... agonists have the highest ... antagonist with a higher ... margin of safety in pharmacology ... Comparison #Table #Pharmacology
Loop Diuretic Conversion - Dose Equivalents
Bumex (bumetanide) 1 mg PO
Demadex (torsemide) 20 mg PO
Lasix (furosemide) 40
effective as they have higher ... #Equivalents #Pharmacology