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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
Drug-Induced Seizures - OTIS-CAMPBELL

O - Organophosphate, oral hypoglycemics, opioid
T - TCA, theophylline
I - Isoniazid, Insulin
S -
Drug-Induced Seizures ... anticholinergics, amantadine, antibiotics ... Medication #Causes #Differential ... #Pharmacology # ... Diagnosis #OTISCAMPBELL
Drug-Induced Dysgeusia - Distortion of Taste and Smell

By Dr. Kathryn Watson @Kat_Watson

#dysgeusia #drug #induced #Toxicology #Pharmacology
Drug-Induced Dysgeusia ... #dysgeusia #drug ... #induced #Toxicology ... #Pharmacology # ... differential #diagnosis
Vancomycin Associated Acute Kidney Injury

 • Drug induced acute kidney injury is generally defined as a
Kidney Injury • Drug ... induced acute kidney ... • Treatment includes ... Vancomycin #AKI #pharmacology ... #toxicology #diagnosis
Drug-Induced Prolonged QTc

QTc >500ms is an independent risk factor for developing Torsades des Pointes (TdP)
Drugs causing
Drug-Induced Prolonged ... Risperidone • Antibiotics ... QTc #Toxicity #Toxicology ... #Pharmacology # ... Diagnosis #prolongation
Therapeutic Drug Level Monitoring 
Carbamazepine - Sample immediately before next dose (trough) 
Clozapine - Sample immediately
Therapeutic Drug ... - Intermittent dosing ... Therapeutic #Ranges #Toxicology ... #Pharmacology # ... Diagnosis #Table
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis and Management Summary

Trauma:
 • Immobilization, Crush iniury, Compartment syndrome, Electrical injury
Exertional:
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Rhabdomyolysis - Differential ... Diagnosis and Management ... Drugs (Statins), ... per day until stable ... #Diagnosis #Management
Drug Induced Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
> 100 drugs have been associated with drug-induced SLE
High risk (>5%):
 •
Drug Induced Systemic ... associated with drug-induced ... for 1 year of treatment ... #pharmacology # ... risk #differential
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
Treatment depends ... anaphylaxis (→ 3-1) Drug ... induced: • Neuroleptic ... #Hyperthermia #Differential ... Anesthesia #Checklist #Diagnosis