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Managing warfarin INR

Warfarin dosage must be individualized according to the patient's response to the drug, and
#management #algorithm ... #pharmacology # ... treatment #medications ... #table #pharmacotherapy ... hematology #warfarin #dosing
Oral anti-hypertensives with relative fast onset of action (Hypertensive Emergency)

The key concern with oral antihypertensive agents
(e.g. procedural ... allow one dose of medication ... Hypertensive #Emergency #Management ... #Pharmacology # ... Table #BloodPressure
Etiologies of Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis
GI losses / Insensible losses
Sodium Overload
Transcellular Movement of Water
Central Diabetes Insipidus
Infiltrative disorders (e.g ... in kidneys) - Medications ... (e.g. lithium, ... renal diseases (e.g ... #Diagnosis #Table
PDE5 inhibitors are usually the drugs of first choice for erectile dysfunction.

PDE5 inhibitors enhance an erection that is
with caution - e.g ... #pharmacology #comparison ... #treatment #medications ... #dosing #drugs ... #table #pharmacotherapy
Bradycardia
1) First Steps: IV, O2, Monitors, ECG, Pads on patient, Crash Cart in room. Is patient
O2, Monitors, ECG ... Chest Pain • ECG ... Connect ECG Leads ... sedative & pain medication ... #management #cardiology
Coverage of common antibiotics used in the hospital

For empiric coverage, first define the type of infection,
define the type of infection ... prior resistance. e.g ... ampicillin #management ... #antibiogram #pharmacology ... #table #sensitivities
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
Testing Algorithm INDICATIONS ... uncovered incidentally during ... drug reaction, infection ... signs or symptoms (eg ... Disorders #Algorithm #Differential
Checklist for Treatment of Delirium in the ICU 

Remove causative factors 
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Exclude hypoglycemia if
- Review the medication ... interruption (e.g ... sleeping, administer pharmacologic ... in the night (e.g ... Delirium #Checklist #Management
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
cardiomyopathy (e.g ... Management during ... Management during ... hemodynamics (e.g ... Management during
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
Surgical devices, e.g ... Sepsis (→ 3-14) e.g ... malignant syndrome (e.g ... #Hyperthermia #Differential ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management