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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
Step by Step Algorithmic Approach to Pediatric Fever

Age < 21 days old (or 28 days for
Algorithmic Approach to Pediatric ... Procalcitonin >= 0.5 ng/mL ... ANC > 10000 #Pediatrics ... Peds #Diagnosis #Management
IBD Therapeutic Drug Monitoring Thresholds
 - Infliximab > 7 mcg/ml
 - Adalimumab > 8 mcg/ml
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> 15 mcg/ml - ... > 14 mcg/ml - ... Monitoring #Thresholds #management ... #gastroenterology ... #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
REBEL Review 74: Push-Dose Epinephrine 

9 mL Saline + 1 mL Epi (100mcq/mL) = Epinephrine 10mcg/mL
Epinephrine 9 mL ... Saline + 1 mL Epi ... 10mcg/mL 0.5 ... #criticalcare #management ... #pharmacology
Pancreatic cystic lesions (PCLs)
 - classified into simple retention cysts, pseudocysts and cystic neoplasms 
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modalities for PCL ... lesions #PCLs #gastroenterology ... #diagnosis #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
Hydroxychloroquine Serum Measurement in SLE
 • Terminal elimination half-life = 40 days ([HCQI reflects long-term intake)
concentration: > 750ng/mL ... probably < 1500ng/mL ... malabsorption) if < 200ng/mL ... #rheumatology #pharmacology ... levels #lupus #management