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Explanation of the differences between depolarizing and nondepolarizing paralytic agents commonly used in anesthetic induction with
nondepolarizing paralytic agents ... pharmacology #mechanism #anesthesia ... #anesthesiology ... #medication #drugs ... neuromuscular blocking drugs
A quick infographic describing some of the common reversal agents used by anesthesiologists, their mechanism of
#management #anesthesia ... #anesthesiology ... #treatment #medications ... revolutionary drug ... Anesthesia: Essays
As a follow up to a previously uploaded infographic delineating indications for the widely-used induction agents
widely-used induction agents ... in anesthesia, ... to use a given agent ... #anesthesiology ... #sideeffects #treatment
Induction agents used in anesthesia play a key role in the eventual sedation of the patient,
Induction agents ... used in anesthesia ... clinical #management #anesthesiology ... #anesthesia #medication ... Effects, Dosages, Treatment
Neurological Side Effects of Antipsychotic Drugs
Acute dystonia - Spasm of muscles of tongue, face, neck, back
reduction; change medication ... Neuroleptic malignant syndrome ... tremor ("rabbit syndrome ... months or years of treatment ... #Medications #SideEffects
Medications associated with neuroleptic malignant syndrome

First-generation and second-generation antipsychotics are dopamine receptor antagonists, which produce a
Medications associated ... neuroleptic malignant syndrome ... after years of treatment ... with the same agent ... #Medications #Drugs
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
Treatment depends ... anaphylaxis (→ 3-1) Drug ... • Serotonin syndrome ... Anticholinergic syndrome ... Differential #Causes #Anesthesiology
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Unexplained hypotension
• Unexplained bronchospasm (wheeze may be absent
trolley, anaphylaxis treatment ... immediately. ❼ Give drugs ... require prolonged treatment ... annotate notes/drug ... #Anaphylaxis #Anesthesiology
Malignant Hyperthermia is a very rare, but life-threatening condition that can occur after using certain anesthetic
agents such as ... drugs. ... #anesthesia #anesthesiology ... diagnosis #management #treatment ... Diagnosis and treatment
Fever vs Hyperthermia
Fever:
 • Regulated in the hypothalamic thermoregulatory center
 • "Set point" raised by prostaglandin
fatal • Causes: Drugs ... Neuroleptic malignant syndrome ... ; Serotonin syndrome ... loss - Cool fluids ... #Hyperthermia #comparison