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Antiarrhythmics - Sodium Channel Blockers
Subclasses, Mechanisms, Indications, Side Effects
la - Quinidine, Procainamide
lb - Lidocaine, Mexiletine
Ic -
Subclasses, Mechanisms, Indications ... Lidocaine, Mexiletine Ic ... Blockers #ClassI #Na #cardiology ... #pharmacology # ... table #comparison
Checklist for Evaluation of New-Onset Delirium in the ICU

Initial assessment 
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Vital signs, neuro exam
Delirium in the ICU ... glucose - Review ... medication list ... Evaluation #Workup #MICU ... #CriticalCare #
Checklist for Treatment of Delirium in the ICU 

Remove causative factors 
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Exclude hypoglycemia if
Delirium in the ICU ... possible - Review ... the medication ... Management #Treatment #MICU ... #CriticalCare
Vasopressors and Inotropes
 • Norepinephrine - Levophed - "Levo" - Generally thought of as the first
common in OR; in MICU ... Inotropes #management #criticalcare ... #summary #comparison ... #table #pharmacology ... #indications
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
Admitting in the ICU ... note, discharge summary ... something has acutely changed ... : • For most ICU ... Admitting #Admissions #ICU
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Cardiomyopathy - Summary ... • Account for changes ... auto-transfusion and relief ... Avoid ARBs • ICD ... diagnosis #management #cardiology