5 results
Amiodarone Toxicity and Monitoring

Tremor Ataxia 
Ocular neuritis 
Corneal Microdeposits 
Bradycardia 
Pulmonary fibrosis 
Hepatotoxicity 
Blue-gray skin
Amiodarone Toxicity ... and Monitoring ... Bradycardia Pulmonary ... Adverse #Diagnosis #Management ... #Pharmacology
Digoxin Pharmacology and Monitoring

 • Digoxin’s half-life is 30-45 hours in healthy adults
 • When monitoring
Digoxin Pharmacology ... Digoxin’s half-life ... More important indications ... Kat_Watson #Digoxin #Pharmacology ... #management #toxicity
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

Symptoms:
• Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Noncardiac: • Pulmonary ... Testing: • TSH level ... thrombus • Digoxin level ... Absolute warfarin indications ... #diagnosis #management
Management of Convulsive Status Epilepticus in children
Stabilization Phase (Seizure 0-5 minutes):
 • Check and maintain ABC
Management of Convulsive ... blood glucose level ... minutes with cardiac monitoring ... Alternative medications ... #neurology #pediatrics
Antifungal agents benefits, weaknesses, and adverse effects in the treatment of Coccidioidomycosis
Fluconazole
 - Benefits: Low cost/tolerable
Therapeutic drug monitoring ... prolonged half-life ... Antifungal #agents #medications ... Coccidioidomycosis #pharmacology ... #management #treatment