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Warfarin color-coded tablets, initial dosing and INR targets

#pharmacology #overview #review #medications #drugs #cardiology #warfarin #management
tablets, initial dosing ... INR targets #pharmacology ... medications #drugs #cardiology ... #warfarin #management
Pharmacology of diuretics

Acetazolamide, Loop diuretics, Thiazide‐like diuretics, MRA, Amiloride

Site of Action, Maximum Dose, Half-Life, Onset, Bioavailability,
Pharmacology of ... #Diuretics #Pharmacology ... Table #HalfLife #Dosing ... Thiazide #CHF #Cardiology ... #Management
Stress Dose Steroids - Indications and Dosing

SUPPRESSED HPA AXIS:
 prednisone >20mg/day x 3 weeks or more
Indications and Dosing ... #Indications #Dosing ... Endocrinology #Diagnosis ... #Management #Pharmacology
Managing warfarin INR

Warfarin dosage must be individualized according to the patient's response to the drug, and
#management #algorithm ... #pharmacology # ... #decisionaid #cardiology ... hematology #warfarin #dosing
Orthostatic Hypotension Management Algorithm
 • Hypovolemic?  Yes → Resuscitate
 • Volume Overloaded? No → Fludrocortisone
Pyridostigmine Non-pharmacologic ... Management: • ... Head-up-tilt (HUT) position ... water excretion during ... muscles (party position
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
and Management ... supine to upright position ... air in seated position ... SpO2 > 88% • Management ... #management #treatment
Six-step approach to ultrasound-guided central venous catheter placement

I. Identify anatomy of insertion site and localization of
of the needle during ... Confirm needle position ... Confirm wire position ... Confirm catheter position ... Catheter #Venous #Management
Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT) - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management

Regular SVT: Sinus Tachycardia, AVNRT, AVRT, Atrial Flutter,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Framework and Management ... semi-recumbent position ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Management #cardiology
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
Monocytogenes - Gram-positive ... beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming ... CNS infection Diagnosis ... Monocytogenes #diagnosis ... #management #infectiousdiseases
Distinguishing between Inflammatory and Degenerative joint disease
Inflammatory Joint Disease
 • Swelling stimulates joint nociceptors -> Pain
stiffness • Moving ... manifestations; positive ... facet ioints • Moving ... > Stiffness is short-lived ... JointDisease #JointPain #Diagnosis