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Stress Dose Steroids - Indications and Dosing

SUPPRESSED HPA AXIS:
 prednisone >20mg/day x 3 weeks or more
Indications and Dosing ... #Indications #Dosing ... #Endocrinology ... Diagnosis #Management #Pharmacology
REBEL Review 71: Treatment of Thyroid Storm 

Propranolol 
Esmolol 
Propylthiouracil (PTU) 
Methimazole 
Saturated Solution of Potassium
Hydrocortisone #endocrinology ... management #treatment #pharmacology ... comparison #Dosages #dosing
Dosing Nebulized Epinephrine

If racemic epinephrine is available and respiratory therapists are familiar with it, that's the
Dosing Nebulized ... eliminating 1 mg/ml ... 1000) to avoid dosing ... epinephrine” (0.1 mg/ml ... #Pharmacology #Dosing
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 ... starting #management #endocrinology ... #pharmacology #
Bisphosphonates for Osteoporosis Treatment or Prevention 

Bisphosphonates are common medications used in the treatment and prevention
are a variety of dosing ... Bisphosphonates #Dosing ... Schedule #Frequency #Pharmacology ... #Endocrinology
Metformin Pharmacology Summary
Mechanisms of Action:
 • Suppresses gluconeogenesis by the liver
 • Increases insulin-mediated glucose utilization
Metformin Pharmacology ... initiate if eGFR < 45 mL ... continue if eGFR < 30 mL ... #Metformin #Pharmacology ... DM2 #diabetes #endocrinology
Estimating the Total Daily Dose (TDD) of Insulin: Weight-Based Dosing
TDD in units of insulin = N
: Weight-Based Dosing ... #TDD #Insulin #dosing ... Weight #Based #pharmacology ... #endocrinology
Push Dose Pressors - Mixing Instructions - Epinephrine and Phenylephrine

Epinephrine Preparation steps:
1. Add 9 mL of
Add 9 mL of NS to ... 10 mL syringe ... to the same 10 mL ... phenylephrine by using ... Label syringe #Pharmacology
DPP4 Inhibitors - Normal and Renal Dosing

Increase Incretins (GLP-I & GIP) -> Stimulates Insulin, Inhibits Glucagon
Normal and Renal Dosing ... Inhibitors #Renal #Dosing ... #Pharmacology # ... Diabetes #DM2 #Endocrinology
SGLT2 Inhibitors - Pharmacology Summary
Mechanisms of Action: Inhibits SGLT2 (sodium/glucose cotransporter 2) in the proximal tubule,
SGLT2 Inhibitors - Pharmacology ... Contraindications: eGFR < 30 mL ... SGLT2 #Inhibitors #Pharmacology ... DM2 #diabetes #endocrinology