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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
The 8 A’s — drugs that interact with warfarin
Antibiotics 
 - Most agents, but especially co-trimoxazole,
The 8 A’s — drugs ... with warfarin Antibiotics ... Warfarin #Coumadin #Drug ... #Interactions #Table ... Mnemonic #8As #Pharmacology
Back to the "10 Need to Know" series - Drug Therapeutic Target Levels. 

For lithium, target
Know" series - Drug ... Therapeutic #Ranges #Toxicology ... #Pharmacology # ... Diagnosis #Table
Drug-Induced Prolonged QTc

QTc >500ms is an independent risk factor for developing Torsades des Pointes (TdP)
Drugs causing
Drug-Induced Prolonged ... Pointes (TdP) Drugs ... Risperidone • Antibiotics ... Kat_Watson #Drug ... #Pharmacology #
Carbamazepine Toxicity

Carbamazepine (CBZ) is an antiepileptic drug commonly prescribed for seizure disorders, trigeminal neuralgia, neuropathic pain,
antiepileptic drug ... neuralgia, neuropathic pain ... Carbamazepine #Toxicity #Toxicology ... #Diagnosis #SideEffects ... #Adverse #Pharmacology
Therapeutic Drug Level Monitoring 
Carbamazepine - Sample immediately before next dose (trough) 
Clozapine - Sample immediately
Therapeutic Drug ... - Intermittent dosing ... Therapeutic #Ranges #Toxicology ... #Pharmacology # ... Diagnosis #Table
Considerations for progression of disease while on antimicrobial therapy:
 - Source Control?
 - Wrong bug?
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- Wrong drug? ... - Wrong diagnosis ... Sara Dong @swinndong ... #checklist #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Management
Medications that Can Cause False Positives on Drug Tests

Urine drug screens (UDSs) are simple to use,
False Positives on Drug ... Tests Urine drug ... false positives on drug ... efavirenz (Sustiva) • Pain ... False #positive #drug
Pancreatitis management checklist 
Evaluation to guide etiology & management 
 - RUQ ultrasound 
 - Calcium
Pancreatitis management checklist ... potentially causative drugs ... Pain control - ... limit them as able ... #Diagnosis #Management
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist ... Pyridostigmine - New diagnosis ... Drugs to avoid ( ... main ones) - ... Antibiotics: aminoglycosides