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Running out of Analgesia and Sedation Medications due to #COVID19?  Anand Swaminathan, MD has put
Running out of Analgesia ... and Sedation Medications ... management #covid19 #treatment ... #sedation #sedative ... #analgesia #pharmacology
Acute Treatment of Migraine
Mild Attacks: NSAIDs, Simple Analgesics
Moderate/Severe Attacks: Triptans, Ditans, Gepants, Ergots
Non-pharmacologic Treatment: Neuromodulation, Rest,
Acute Treatment ... NSAIDs, Simple Analgesics ... Gepants, Ergots Non-pharmacologic ... Rest, Hydration, Meditation ... #Migraine #acute
ED Opioid Stewardship Algorithm

Opioid Naive vs Opioid Tolerant

1. Patient Specific, Pain Syndrome-Targeted Approach
2. Combinations of Non-Pharmacologic
Combinations of Non-Pharmacologic ... Analgesia (NPA) ... , Non-Opioid Analgesia ... Medication Assisted ... Treatment (MAT)
Sedation and Analgesia Medications - Drug Shortages
Analgesia Options
 - Fentanyl
 - Morphine
 - Hydromorphone
 - Remifenatnil
Sedative
Sedation and Analgesia ... Medications - Drug ... Remifenatnil Sedative ... #Medications #Shortages ... #Pharmacology #
Approach to Gout
Diagnosis: r/o septic arthritis! Needle-shaped, negative birefringent crystals
Treatment:
 • Weight loss, diet, d/c culprit
Needle-shaped, negative ... diet, d/c culprit medications ... • Acute: NSAIDs ... • Colchicine: Acute ... and chronic treatment
Pharmacotherapy for Migraine Prophylaxis 

Who is indicated for migraine prophylaxis? Patients who experience more than 3
despite appropriate acute ... treatment, or those ... contraindications to acute ... #Prophylaxis #Medications ... #Table #Pharmacology
Medications causing Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration: Diuretics
 • Altered intrarenal autoregulation: ACEIs / ARBs,
Medications causing ... Acute Kidney Injury ... Kidney #Injury #Medications ... #Drugs #pharmacology ... #differential #
Causes of Excessive Daytime Sleepiness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Insufficient Sleep
 • Poor Sleep Hygiene
 • Insomnia
Daytime Sleepiness - Differential ... Parkinson's, MS) ... Anxiety Other • Medications ... Antihistamines, Opioid Analgesics ... Fatigue #Sleepiness #Differential
CERTA Opioid Alternatives

Opioid Alternatives for Abdominal Pain (traumatic, non-traumatic), Back Pain, Burns, Renal Colic, Dental Pain,
Pain, Headache, MSK ... #Opiate #Pain #Medications ... #Pharmacology # ... Analgesia
Neurological Side Effects of Antipsychotic Drugs
Acute dystonia - Spasm of muscles of tongue, face, neck, back
Antipsychotic Drugs Acute ... variable tremor, mask ... reduction; change medication ... months or years of treatment ... #SideEffects #pharmacology