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REBEL Review 4 & 5: Paralytic & Vasopressor Dosing 

Paralytic Agents:
 - Succinylcholine (Depolarizing Agent)
REBEL Review 4 & ... Paralytic Agents ... resuscitation #table #criticalcare ... #pharmacology # ... #medications #Comparison
Mechanism of antibacterial drug resistance


#pharmacology #antibiotics #comparison #review #mechanismofaction
antibacterial drug ... resistance #pharmacology ... #antibiotics #comparison ... #review #mechanismofaction
ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITIES IN INTENSIVE CARE

Antibiotic spectra made simple(r). Version 2, now updated with new bugs &
ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITIES ... with new bugs & drugs ... Susceptibilities #ICU #CriticalCare ... #Overview #Pharmacology ... Comprehensive Review
Daptomycin  - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Lipopeptide antibiotic – forms transmembrane channels and depolarizes cells.
Daptomycin - Antibiotics ... Rapidly cidal drug ... No gram negative ... cidal nature) #Pharmacology ... #Antibiotics #Review
Running out of Analgesia and Sedation Medications due to #COVID19?  Anand Swaminathan, MD has put
options in REBEL Review ... treatment #sarscov2 #criticalcare ... medications #sedation #sedative ... #analgesia #pharmacology ... #alternatives #Drugs
Vancomycin and Dalbavancin (lipoglycopeptide antibiotics) - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Glycopeptide -  inhibits cell wall synthesis
gram positive agent ... No gram negative ... Drug of choice for ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics ... #Review #Overview
Antifungal Echinocandins  - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Inhibit glucan synthesis in fungal cell wall by blocking
Echinocandins - Antibiotics ... synthase à fungicidal agent ... vs Candida -> Drug ... Anidulafungin #Pharmacology ... #Antibiotics #Review
Sedative-Hypnotic Drugs
Benzodiazepines:
 - Bind to specific GABAA receptor subunits at central nervous system (CNS) neuronal synapses
Drugs Benzodiazepines ... drugs #Sedative ... #Hypnotic #Drugs ... #medications #pharmacology ... #comparison #table
Checklist for Evaluation of New-Onset Delirium in the ICU

Initial assessment 
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Vital signs, neuro exam
glucose - Review ... recent events/procedures ... - Relevant drug ... #Workup #MICU #CriticalCare ... #Diagnosis
Sulfonamides - Antibiotics Class Overview

BACTRIM/SEPTRA (TMP/SMX) - inhibit sequential steps in Folate synthesis --> bacteriostatic

Spectrum: Wide
and most Gram negatives ... apart from other agents ... including PCP PNA (drug ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics ... #Review #Overview