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Anti-infective stewardship, including tips for using anti-infectives wisely, criteria for stepdown from IV to PO dosage
including tips for using ... #pharmacology #antibiotics ... #medications #table ... #treatment #drugs
Back to the "10 Need to Know" series - Drug Therapeutic Target Levels. 

For lithium, target
Know" series - Drug ... vary depending on treatment ... Therapeutic #Ranges #Toxicology ... #Pharmacology # ... Diagnosis #Table
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Clinical ... once stable - ... shows a small, stable ... Lung Abscess Differential ... Abscess #pulmonary #differential
Therapeutic Drug Level Monitoring 
Carbamazepine - Sample immediately before next dose (trough) 
Clozapine - Sample immediately
Therapeutic Drug ... - Intermittent dosing ... Therapeutic #Ranges #Toxicology ... #Pharmacology # ... Diagnosis #Table
Daliresp (Roflumilast) 
Indication: Reduce risk of COPD exacerbations 
Drug Class: Selective Phosphodiesterase-4 (PDE4) Inhibitor 
GOLD 2019
exacerbations Drug ... Eosinophils < 100 Dosing ... : 250 mcg tablet ... won’t have any clinical ... #Indications #Pharmacology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
& Dry) is the treatment ... then be excreted using ... #diagnosis #differential ... #table #foamed ... #pharmacology
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... - Toxins - Drugs ... Dermatomyositis Clinical ... per day until stable
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
39 C this is a clinical ... Treatment depends ... anaphylaxis (→ 3-1) Drug ... #Hyperthermia #Differential ... Anesthesia #Checklist #Diagnosis
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Unexplained hypotension
• Unexplained bronchospasm (wheeze may be absent
Important culprits: antibiotics ... immediately. ❼ Give drugs ... as patient is stable ... annotate notes/drug ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... Clinical • Under-recognized ... Delivery • Stable ... Cardiomyopathy #diagnosis ... management #cardiology #treatment