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COVID-19 review…here is a list of some of the drugs that are currently being used or
of some of the drugs ... here are the 4 drug ... Pandemic #Outbreak #InfectiousDiseases ... Pharmacotherapy #Pharmacology ... #CriticalCare #
Adjuvant therapies in critical care: steroids to treat infectious diseases
 - Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia
Pneumonia - Typhoid fever ... respiratory distress syndrome ... Corticosteroids #Adjuvant #InfectiousDiseases ... #Infections #Pharmacology ... #Management #Treatment
Drugs Used for the Treatment of COVID-19 Infection

** Editor Note (from ophthalmology MD input) - Hydroxychloroquine/chloroquine
Drugs Used for the ... clinical trial Ever ... smfarmhosp_smfh #Drugs ... #COVID19 #Pharmacology ... #Table #Management
Back to the "10 Need to Know" series - Drug Therapeutic Target Levels. 

For lithium, target
Know" series - Drug ... vary depending on treatment ... mortality at a higher level ... Ranges #Toxicology #Pharmacology ... #Diagnosis #Table
Neurological Side Effects of Antipsychotic Drugs
Acute dystonia - Spasm of muscles of tongue, face, neck, back
Neuroleptic malignant syndrome ... Extreme rigidity, fever ... tremor ("rabbit syndrome ... months or years of treatment ... #SideEffects #pharmacology
Therapeutic Drug Level Monitoring 
Carbamazepine - Sample immediately before next dose (trough) 
Clozapine - Sample immediately
Therapeutic Drug ... Level Monitoring ... at anytime if toxicity ... Ranges #Toxicology #Pharmacology ... #Diagnosis #Table
Pancreatitis management checklist 
Evaluation to guide etiology & management 
 - RUQ ultrasound 
 - Calcium
- Triglyceride level ... potentially causative drugs ... abdominal compartment syndrome ... limit them as able ... Diagnosis #Management #CriticalCare
Clozapine Toxicology
Clozapine is an atypical antipsychotic most often reserved for use in patients who have treatment-resistant
patients who have treatment-resistant ... antipsychotic drugs ... metabolized in the liver ... #Toxicology #Toxicity ... #Diagnosis #Pharmacology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
abnormality, Medication/Drug ... toxicity, Metabolic ... elevated protein level ... persistent altered level ... epilepticus Treatment
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
disequilibrium syndrome ... and nephrotic syndrome ... Tolvaptan) • Treatment ... Diuresis #Nephrology #Pharmacology ... #Medications #Table