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Recommended antibiotics for pediatric pneumonia 

Dr. Rasha Buhumaid @RBuhumaid

#antibiotics #pediatrics #pneumonia #management #peds #dosing #pharmacology
antibiotics for pediatric ... #antibiotics #pediatrics ... #pneumonia #management ... #peds #dosing #pharmacology
Vasopressors Table 
Rough properties by Target Receptor, Heart Rate/Inotropy, Systemic Vascular Resistance, Cardiac Output, Blood Pressure,
Dobutamine 2-20 mcg ... Isoproterenol 2-10 mcg ... Epinephrine 0-20 mcg ... Properties #Table #Pharmacology ... #Effect #Management
Vasopressors and Inotropes - Pharmacology Summary
Vasopressors
Phenylephrine (alpha-1)
 • Increases BP, SVR
 • Risk of reflex bradycardia
and Inotropes - Pharmacology ... mild alpha (5-10 mcg ... CO • a (>10 mcg ... Vasopressors #Inotropes #Pharmacology ... #Summary #management
Recurrent Polymorphic VT/Torsades de Pointes - Management Algorithm
Drugs that prolong QT interval:
 • Class 1a (quinidine,
Torsades de Pointes - Management ... 1 gm/hour • Pediatric ... /min • Pediatric ... : 0.1-1 mcg/min ... TorsadesdePointes #TDP #Management
A practical guide to starting levothyroxine therapy
Calculate full replacement dose: 1.6 mcg/kg/day
Young, otherwise healthy patient:
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replacement dose: 1.6 mcg ... Start at 25-50 mcg ... initiation #starting #management ... endocrinology #pharmacology
Shock and Vasoactive Drugs 
1) Determine type and etiology of shock
 • Distributive: Sepsis, Anaphylaxis, Neurogenic
Cardiogenic: Acute MI ... vasoactive drug pharmacology ... Vasoactive #Drugs #pharmacology ... inopressors #diagnosis #management
Croup Management - Epinephrine Dosing
Use steroids appropriately, as needed
In older children with mild symptoms, may consider
Croup Management ... • Epinephrine MDI ... • Epinephrine MDI ... SarahFoohey #Croup #Management ... Epinephrine #dosing #pharmacology
Asthma management- what is the evidence? 

MDI vs. Nebulization of Beta agonist 
 - Has been
Asthma management ... MDI vs. ... #asthma #management ... pulmonary #peds #pediatrics
Sedative-Hypnotic Visual Decision Aid

What would happen if 100 people over 60 years of age take sleeping
#Management #Sedatives ... #DecisionAid #Pharmacology ... SideEffects #Adverse #Geriatrics
Atopic Dermatitis - Topical Treatment Options 
First Line: Topical Corticosteroids 
  - High Potency: Betamethasone
After non-pharmacologic ... calcineurin inhibitors (TCI ... #Medications #Pharmacology ... #Dermatology #Management