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ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITIES IN INTENSIVE CARE

Antibiotic spectra made simple(r). Version 2, now updated with new bugs &
ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITIES ... INTENSIVE CARE Antibiotic ... Susceptibilities #ICU ... #CriticalCare ... #Overview #Pharmacology
Inhaled Corticosteroid Inhaler Strengths
Beclomethasone	Qvar	100-200	>200400	>400
Budesonide	Pulmicort	200-400	>400-800	>800
Ciclesonide	Alvesco	80-160	>160-320	>320
Fluticasone furoate	Arnuity Ellipta	100	n/a	200
Fluticasone dipropionate	Flovent	100-250	>250-500	>500
Mometasone fuorate	Asmanex	110-220	>220-440	>440

Asthma maintenance inhalers should always include an inhaled corticosteroid
medium, or high dose ... Here's an overview ... their respective dosing ... Inhaler #Strengths #Doses ... #Pharmacology #
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
Can also be dosed ... Can also be dosed ... No pharmacologic ... (Haldol) - No pharmacologic ... #CriticalCare #
Checklist for Treatment of Delirium in the ICU 

Remove causative factors 
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Exclude hypoglycemia if
Checklist for Treatment ... Delirium in the ICU ... if uncontrolled pain ... sleeping, administer pharmacologic ... #CriticalCare
ICU Pre-Rounding Bundle Checklist
VITALS: trends!
 • Important to know if the pt is getting better or
Bundle Checklist ... the patient is doing ... : what's their main ... PreRounding #Bundle #Checklist ... #CriticalCare #
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist ... Drugs to avoid (main ... ones) - Antibiotics ... MyastheniaGravis #Checklist ... #Management #CriticalCare
Acute Pancreatitis - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Epigastric abdominal pain (90%, characteristically
Epigastric abdominal pain ... ileus), consider pain-dose ... ketamine (ICU); ... • Antibiotics ... cholecystectomy during
Insulin Calculations for Type 1 Diabetes 

Insulin-to-Carb Ratio (ICR) 500/TDD = #g of carbs covered by
calculations used in dosing ... utilized in 2 main ... mealtime insulin dose ... normal mealtime dose ... Diabetes #DM1 #Pharmacology
Monobactam - Aztreonam - Antibiotics Class Overview

Spectrum: only has activity vs. aerobic gram negatives, no gram
Class Overview ... Main advantages: ... chain) and 2) Does ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics ... #Review #Overview
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
then be excreted using ... adjusting the dose ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare ... #icu #clinical ... #pharmacology