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Drugs for Heart Failure

#medications #chf #pathophysiology #cardiology #pharmacology
Drugs for Heart ... Failure #medications ... #chf #pathophysiology ... #cardiology #pharmacology
Delirium in the ICU

Defining delirium
Types of delirium
Consequences of delirium
Reversible causes of delirium
Drug-induced delirium
Non-pharmacologic management of delirium
Pharmacologic
ICU Defining ... Drug-induced delirium ... Pharmacologic ... #Delirium #pharmacology ... #criticalcare #diagnosis
Medications Used in Congestive Heart Failure

In CHF, the heart is failing as a pump; cardiac output
Medications Used ... failure is chronic Drug ... #Pharmacology #CHF ... #Medications #Action ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Checklist for Evaluation of New-Onset Delirium in the ICU

Initial assessment 
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Vital signs, neuro exam
in the ICU Initial ... glucose - Review medication ... - Relevant drug ... Evaluation #Workup #MICU ... #CriticalCare #Diagnosis
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
Agitation, and Delirium ... A dissociative drug ... No pharmacologic ... (Haldol) - No pharmacologic ... #diagnosis #management
Bradycardia
1) First Steps: IV, O2, Monitors, ECG, Pads on patient, Crash Cart in room. Is patient
AMS, SOB from CHF ... sedative & pain medication ... Patients DIE: Drugs ... #bradycardia #diagnosis ... differential #management #cardiology
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

Symptoms:
• Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Decompensated HF ... Pulmonary disease • Drugs ... Antiarrhythmic drugs ... Fibrillation #AFib #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Antifungal agents benefits, weaknesses, and adverse effects in the treatment of Coccidioidomycosis
Fluconazole
 - Benefits: Low cost/tolerable
Weaknesses: High MIC ... - Weaknesses: CSF ... Weaknesses: Therapeutic drug ... Antifungal #agents #medications ... Coccidioidomycosis #pharmacology