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ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITIES IN INTENSIVE CARE

Antibiotic spectra made simple(r). Version 2, now updated with new bugs &
with new bugs & drugs ... Susceptibilities #ICU ... CriticalCare #Overview #Pharmacology ... Comprehensive Review
Summary of Diuretic Agents 
Subclass, Drug, Mechanism of Action, Effects, Clinical Applications, Pharmacokinetics, Toxicities, Interaction
CARBONIC ANHYDRASE
Summary of Diuretic ... Agents Subclass, Drug ... Action, Effects, Clinical ... #Medications #Pharmacology ... #summary #table
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 ... assessment of the ICU ... will vary with clinical ... A dissociative drug
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
Admitting in the ICU ... you can always review ... note, discharge summary ... : • For most ICU ... Admitting #Admissions #ICU
Vasopressors and Inotropes
 • Norepinephrine - Levophed - "Levo" - Generally thought of as the first
common in OR; in MICU ... #criticalcare #summary ... #comparison #table ... #pharmacology #
Summary of meta-analysis of pharmacotherapy trials in BPD
https://www.cochrane.org/CD005652/BEHAV_psychological-therapies-borderline-personality-disorder
Meta-analyses of RCTs were undertaken for the following outcomes:
Summary of meta-analysis ... updated systematic review ... summarised in Tables ... EBM #Management #Pharmacology ... Effectiveness #Table
Antifungal Echinocandins  - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Inhibit glucan synthesis in fungal cell wall by blocking
vs Candida -> Drug ... But higher MICs ... usually works clinically ... Anidulafungin #Pharmacology ... #Antibiotics #Review
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
accumulation of clinical ... Assessment • Clinical ... immune deficiency, Drugs ... of emergency, ICU ... management #treatment #summary
Daliresp (Roflumilast) 
Indication: Reduce risk of COPD exacerbations 
Drug Class: Selective Phosphodiesterase-4 (PDE4) Inhibitor 
GOLD 2019
exacerbations Drug ... Dosing: 250 mcg tablet ... low, adding an ICS ... won’t have any clinical ... #Indications #Pharmacology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
just simply a clinical ... range of possible clinical ... cardiology #treatment #table ... #criticalcare #icu ... #clinical #pharmacology