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COMMONLY ENCOUNTERED MEDICATIONS THAT INCREASE OR DECREASE WARFARIN’S INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO (INR)

#Pharmacology #Warfarin #Medications #Interactions #INR
COMMONLY ENCOUNTERED MEDICATIONS ... RATIO (INR) #Pharmacology ... #Warfarin #Medications ... #Interactions # ... Decreases #Drug
Common Medications with Possible Interactions with Warfarin 
Warfarin is subject to the effects of drug interactions
Common Medications ... the effects of drug ... #Pharmacology #Warfarin ... #Medications #Interactions ... #Decreases #Drug
Chemotherapy Agents with Possible Interactions with Warfarin 
the most common cause of fluctuating INR values in
occurrence of drug ... commonly used medications ... #Pharmacology #Warfarin ... #Medications #Interactions ... #Decreases #Drug
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
Delirium in the ICU ... causes of delirium Drug-induced ... delirium Non-pharmacologic ... theABofPharmaC #ICU ... #criticalcare #diagnosis
Methadone Drug-Drug Interactions
Meds that increase methadone metabolism/decrease methadone effect (INCREASED RISK FOR OPIOID WITHDRAWAL):
 • Phenytoin,
Methadone Drug-Drug ... Interactions Meds ... St John’s Wort Medications ... #Interactions # ... DDIs #pharmacology
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
Delirium (PAD) in the ICU ... Addressing the ICU ... A dissociative drug ... metabolism (med interactions ... #CriticalCare #diagnosis
Common sodium channel blockers which cause QRS widening.

Anticonvulsants: 
 - Carbamazepine 
Antidysrhythmics:  
 - Group
- Group IA and IC ... Antimalarial drugs ... widening #ECG #EKG #Pharmacology ... #Medications #Toxicology ... #Diagnosis #Differential
Mechanisms of Drug-Induced Hyperkalemia 
 • Direct renin inhibitor (Aliskiren)
 • Renin release inhibition (NSAIDs, Beta-Blockers)
Mechanisms of Drug-Induced ... Cyclosporine) • Increased ... #differential #diagnosis ... pathophysiology #pharmacology ... #potassium #medications
Common Medications that Affect Phenytoin Serum Concentrations

Phenytoin is metabolized by several CYP enzymes (mainly 2C19, and
Common Medications ... #Phenytoin #Interactions ... Concentrations #Drugs ... #Medications #Dilantin ... #Diagnosis #Pharmacology
Asthma Maintenance Therapy - Stepwise Approach 

Low dose ICS 
-> Low dose ICS/LABA or Med/High dose
-> Low dose ICS ... primary maintenance drug ... on a LABA, then increase ... before increasing medication ... Therapy #Management #Pharmacology