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Potassium Channel Blockers - Medications
1. Cardiovascular Drugs
2. Psychiatric drugs
3. Other drugs
4. Synthetic opioids: Levomethadyl 
5. Opium
Channel Blockers - Medications ... Synthetic opioids ... ChannelBlockers #Medications ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Pharmacology
Common sodium channel blockers which cause QRS widening.

Anticonvulsants: 
 - Carbamazepine 
Antidysrhythmics:  
 - Group
Antimalarial drugs ... - Cocaine Opioids ... widening #ECG #EKG #Pharmacology ... #Medications #Toxicology ... #Diagnosis #Differential
Drug-Induced Seizures - OTIS-CAMPBELL

O - Organophosphate, oral hypoglycemics, opioid
T - TCA, theophylline
I - Isoniazid, Insulin
S -
hypoglycemics, opioid ... Induced #Seizures #Medication ... #Causes #Differential ... #Pharmacology # ... Diagnosis #OTISCAMPBELL
Medications that Can Cause False Positives on Drug Tests

Urine drug screens (UDSs) are simple to use,
Tests Urine drug ... • Verapamil Opioids ... treat bacterial infections ... #tests #differential ... #diagnosis #toxicology
Checklist for Evaluation of New-Onset Delirium in the ICU

Initial assessment 
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Vital signs, neuro exam
Checklist for Evaluation ... glucose - Review medication ... - CBC with differential ... - Relevant drug ... #CriticalCare #Diagnosis
Pancreatitis management checklist 
Evaluation to guide etiology & management 
 - RUQ ultrasound 
 - Calcium
checklist Evaluation ... - Review of medication ... potentially causative drugs ... - Opioids may ... #Diagnosis #Management
Considerations for progression of disease while on antimicrobial therapy:
 - Source Control?
 - Wrong bug?
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- Wrong drug? ... InfectiousDiseases #Infections ... #antibiotics #checklist ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Management
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist ... Phos), CBC with differential ... Pyridostigmine - New diagnosis ... Drugs to avoid ( ... #Management #CriticalCare
Drug-Induced Urinary Retention

Drug-induced urinary retention is very common and can be caused by many classes of
Drug-Induced Urinary ... many classes of medication ... • Opioids • ... #Induced #differential ... #diagnosis #pharmacology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Reversible course Differential ... Infection, Electrolyte ... abnormality, Medication ... /Drug toxicity, ... #management #neurology