11 results
Medication Protocol for Management of Delirium in Older Adults - Always start low and go slow
Olanzapine
Medication Protocol ... for Management ... #Delirium #Medications ... #Protocol #Geriatrics ... #Pharmacology #Table
Treatment of Stable Wide-Complex Tachycardia
Regular
 • If ventricular tachycardia or uncertain rhythm:
    -
Treatment of Stable ... narrow-complex irregular protocol ... #Stable #WideComplex ... Tachycardia #Treatment #management ... #cardiology #algorithm
Tale of Two Staphylococci: 
Methicillin-Sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) and Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). 

MSSA arrived quietly,
Tale of Two Staphylococci ... cultures, appropriate management ... about isolation protocols ... nursing, infection prevention ... teamwork, careful management
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
emphasis placed on prevention ... then placed on prevention ... #differential #algorithm ... #management #cardiology ... #treatment #table
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Disseminated Mycobacterium Avium Complex in HIV-AIDS
Preventing 1st Episode of Disseminated
Recommendations for Preventing ... Prophylaxis): Indications ... Clarithromycin 500 mg PO BID ... please refer to Table ... #Treatment #management
Cardenas-Garcia et al (2015) performed a prospective observational study of adult patients receiving vasoactive medications through
receiving vasoactive medications ... but had a strict protocol ... appropriate IVs that may ... departments (see table ... #Management #Peripheral
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
pregnancy • May ... Management during ... Delivery • Stable ... Avoid ARBs • ICD ... months before 1° prevention
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
- Allergies to medications ... functional status - Able ... metabolic equivalent able ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... Stable patients
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Histoplasma Capsulatum Infections in HIV-AIDS
Indications for Initiating Primary Prophylaxis:
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Recommendations for Preventing ... : • If used, may ... for 3 days, then BID ... with ARV (see Table ... #Treatment #management
Medications for the Treatment of Hyperkalemia
The goals of acute treatment are to prevent potentially life-threatening cardiac
because treatment may ... Figure 3 is an algorithm ... for the management ... hyperkalemia, and Table ... #Management #Medications