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Pharmacologic Options for Management of Excited Delirium 
Benzodiazepines
 - Diazepam 
 - Lorazepam 
 - Midazolam
Pharmacologic Options ... Management of Excited Delirium ... - Midazolam Antipsychotics ... #Management #Pharmacology ... #Treatment #Table
Side Effects of Atypical and Typical Antipsychotics - Comparison Table
Atypical antipsychotics: Risperidone, Quetiapine, Olanzapine, Amisulpride, Ziprasidone
- Comparison Table ... are common to all ... antipsychotics, ... Profiles #Comparison #Table ... #Psychiatry #Pharmacology
Long-Acting Injectable (LAI) - Atypical Antipsychotics 
INVEGA TRINZA 3 MONTHS 
ARISTADA 2 MONTHS 
INVEGA 1 MONTH
SUSTENNA
LAI) - Atypical Antipsychotics ... These atypical antipsychotics ... are used in the treatment ... Pharmacists are able ... #Pharmacology #
Medications Used in Hypertensive Emergencies
Vasodilators: Hydralazine, Nitroglycerin, Sodium nitroprusside 
Calcium Channel Blockers: Clevidipine, Nicardipine
ß-Blockers: Esmolol, Labetalol,
Labetalol, Metoprolol ACE ... Medications #Management #Treatment ... #Pharmacology # ... Table
Checklist for Treatment of Delirium in the ICU 

Remove causative factors 
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Exclude hypoglycemia if
Checklist for Treatment ... of Delirium in ... sleeping, administer pharmacologic ... refractory to antipsychotic ... #Delirium #Checklist
Second Generation Antipsychotics: Mechanisms and Side Effects
(Atypical Anti-Psychotics) - Examples: Clozapine, Olanzapine, Quetiapine, Risperidone, Zotepine, Paliperidone,
Second Generation Antipsychotics ... considered 2nd line treatment ... Antagonism - Block ACh ... Mechanism unknown #AntiPsychotics ... #SideEffects #pharmacology
First Generation Anti-Psychotics: Mechanisms and Side Effects
Typical/Conventional Anti-Psychotics - Examples: Haloperidol, Chlorpromazine

ACh M1 antagonist - Block
Chlorpromazine ACh ... Block action of ACh ... arterioles -> less able ... restlessness #AntiPsychotics ... #SideEffects #pharmacology
Summary of meta-analysis of pharmacotherapy trials in BPD
https://www.cochrane.org/CD005652/BEHAV_psychological-therapies-borderline-personality-disorder
Meta-analyses of RCTs were undertaken for the following outcomes:
with ‘treatment ... for inclusion all ... summarised in Tables ... EBM #Management #Pharmacology ... Effectiveness #Table
Medication Protocol for Management of Delirium in Older Adults - Always start low and go slow
Olanzapine
Management of Delirium ... q15m max 6mg #Delirium ... Protocol #Geriatrics #Treatment ... #Pharmacology # ... Table
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
Inhibitors of Na+K+2Cl ... Tolvaptan) • Treatment ... Diuresis #Nephrology #Pharmacology ... #Medications #Table