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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
REBEL Review 46: Corticosteroid Conversion Chart 

Glucocorticoid, Approximate Equivalent Dose (mg), Relative Anti-Inflammatory (Glucocorticoid) Potency, Relative
REBEL Review 46: ... Equivalent Dose (mg), Relative ... Glucocorticoid) Potency, Relative ... endocrinology #comparison ... #table #pharmacology
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
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 ... tox/infectious workup ... #MICU #CriticalCare ... #Diagnosis
Diarrhea Workup and Management Algorithm in Transplant Patients
First Tier Microbiologic-Testing:
1. C. difficile PCR (Stool)
2. CMV qPCR
Diarrhea Workup ... above testing negative ... anti-motility agents ... #Diarrhea #Workup ... Algorithm #Transplant #diagnosis
Vancomycin and Dalbavancin (lipoglycopeptide antibiotics) - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Glycopeptide -  inhibits cell wall synthesis
gram positive agent ... No gram negative ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics ... #Review #Overview
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
of BCNIE relies ... BCNIE Diagnostic ... Serology for zoonotic agents ... #Endocarditis #diagnosis ... #differential #workup
Pathogens in Pneumonia

Here is a quick review of the pathogens causing pneumonia (useful for enumerating differentials
Here is a quick review ... strep - Gram-negatives ... Microbiology #Causes #Agents ... #Diagnosis
Antifungal Echinocandins  - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Inhibit glucan synthesis in fungal cell wall by blocking
synthase à fungicidal agent ... still usually works ... Anidulafungin #Pharmacology ... #Antibiotics #Review
Sedative-Hypnotic Drugs
Benzodiazepines:
 - Bind to specific GABAA receptor subunits at central nervous system (CNS) neuronal synapses
Sedative-Hypnotic ... including sedation and relief ... including sedation and relief ... #medications #pharmacology ... #comparison #table