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Antiplatelet Drugs and their Actions

- Amy Chung, MD, MSc
@AmyChung

#Antiplatelet #Medications #Pharmacology #Pathophysiology #Drugs #Agents #COX #GIIbIIIa
Antiplatelet Drugs ... #Antiplatelet #Medications ... #Pharmacology # ... Pathophysiology ... #Drugs #Agents #
Checklist for Evaluation of New-Onset Delirium in the ICU

Initial assessment 
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Vital signs, neuro exam
glucose - Review medication ... Review recent events ... - Relevant drug ... Evaluation #Workup #MICU ... #CriticalCare #Diagnosis
Neurological Side Effects of Antipsychotic Drugs
Acute dystonia - Spasm of muscles of tongue, face, neck, back
Antipsychotic Drugs ... are diagnostic ... reduction; change medication ... #Medications #SideEffects ... #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
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
A dissociative drug ... non-OTC prolonging agent ... No pharmacologic ... (Haldol) - No pharmacologic ... #diagnosis #management
Mechanisms of Drug-Induced Hyperkalemia 
 • Direct renin inhibitor (Aliskiren)
 • Renin release inhibition (NSAIDs, Beta-Blockers)
Mechanisms of Drug-Induced ... #differential #diagnosis ... #pathophysiology ... #pharmacology # ... potassium #medications
Serotonin Syndrome: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Serotonin Syndrome: Variable combination of mental status changes, autonomic instability, and
to hours) after medication ... , drugs of abuse ... pressured speech, delirium ... Serotonin #Syndrome #Pathophysiology ... #Psychiatry #Diagnosis
Medications Contributing to Dysgeusia

Antimicrobial medicines	Macrolides, fluoroquinolones, ampicillin, metronidazole, tetracycline, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, amphotericin B, terbinafine and other antimycotic
other antimycotic drugs ... Chemotherapeutic agents ... Dysgeusia #Induced #Drugs ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Pharmacology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Immunosuppressive agents ... Etiology: • Pathophysiology ... Electrolyte abnormality, Medication ... /Drug toxicity, ... titratable parenteral agents
Antifungal agents benefits, weaknesses, and adverse effects in the treatment of Coccidioidomycosis
Fluconazole
 - Benefits: Low cost/tolerable
Antifungal agents ... Weaknesses: High MIC ... Weaknesses: Therapeutic drug ... #medications #Coccidioidomycosis ... #pharmacology #