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

For lithium, target
Therapeutic Target Levels ... lithium, target levels ... mortality at a higher level ... Ranges #Toxicology #Pharmacology
Hypocalcemia is an electrolyte imbalance and is indicated by a low level of calcium in the
indicated by a low level ... blood calcium levels ... #pharmacology #mnemonic
Hypocalcemia Laboratory Evaluation

Serum levels of PTH, phosphorus, 25-hydroxyvitamin D, and 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D can help differentiate between
Evaluation Serum levels ... dihydroxyvitamin D can help differentiate ... Hypocalcemia #Laboratory #Levels ... Endocrinology #Differential
Diagnosis Adrenal Insufficiency - Algorithm

Step 1) Screening Test: 6-8AM Cortisol Level
 - Early morning cortisol levels
6-8AM Cortisol Level ... morning cortisol levels ... - Levels > 15 ... - Intermediate levels ... Step 3) Differentiate
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes and Mimics - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis
90%:
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Syndromes and Mimics - Differential ... Low Complement Levels ... Normal Complement Levels ... other hemorrhagic fevers ... Syndromes #Mimics #Differential
Clinical Pharmacologic Properties of Antiarrhythmic Drugs

#Antiarrhythmic #Drugs #Medications #Pharmacology #Cardiology #Table #Effects
Clinical Pharmacologic ... #Medications #Pharmacology
Pharmacologic Treatment of Hyperthyroidism

#Hyperthyroidism #Treatment #Management #Pharmacology #Medications #Comparison #Table #Endocrinology #AAFP #Propylthiouracil #Methimazole
Pharmacologic Treatment ... Treatment #Management #Pharmacology
Checklist for Evaluation of New-Onset Delirium in the ICU

Initial assessment 
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Vital signs, neuro exam
- CBC with differential ... Relevant drug levels ... Carboxyhemoglobin level ... Substantially reduced level
Creatine kinase (CK) is an intracellular enzyme present in skeletal muscle, myocardium & brain; smaller amounts
increases in these levels ... Elevated levels ... 1.5 days; its level ... CK level five times ... Myoglobin levels
Central Nervous System Pharmacology - Somatic and Autonomic Receptors
Somatic
 • Rocuronium -> Non-depolarizing (reversible competitive inhibitors)
Nervous System Pharmacology ... increases the levels ... Autonomic #Receptors #Pharmacology