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Serotonin Syndrome Drug Precipitants and Pharmacology
↑ Serotonin Formation: Tryptophan, Oxitriptan
↑ Serotonin Release: Amphetamines, Cocaine, Mirtazapine
↑ Serotonin
Precipitants and Pharmacology ... Selegiline, Methylene blue ... Serotonin #Syndrome #Pharmacology ... #medications #causes ... #differential #
Vasopressors and Inotropes
 • Norepinephrine - Levophed - "Levo" - Generally thought of as the first
• Methylene Blue ... Vasopressors #Inotropes #management ... #criticalcare # ... comparison #table #pharmacology
Delirium in the ICU

Defining delirium
Types of delirium
Consequences of delirium
Reversible causes of delirium
Drug-induced delirium
Non-pharmacologic management of delirium
Pharmacologic
delirium Reversible causes ... management of delirium ... Pharmacologic ... management of delirium ... #management #criticalcare
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
the determined cause ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management ... treatment #table #foamed ... icu #clinical #pharmacology
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
disease) - Forced ... Phos), CBC with differential ... ) - Forced vital ... MyastheniaGravis #Checklist #Management ... #CriticalCare
Malignant Hyperthermia Crisis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Unexplained increase in ETCO2 AND tachycardia AND increased
Guidelines for Crises ... other, more common causes ... • Cooling jackets ... Myoglobinaemia: forced ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
This becomes a flawed ... treat the primary cause ... #diagnosis #management ... cardiology #clinica l#foamed ... #algorithm #criticalcare
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
This becomes a flawed ... treat the primary cause ... echocardiogram #management ... #clinical #criticalcare ... #foamed #treatment
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
it should not cause ... dissociative drug, it causes ... No pharmacologic ... Delirium #PAD #ICU #CriticalCare ... #diagnosis #management
For my UME micro course, I made a figure that captures this terminology and lets learners
important drug classes ... preferred, dark blue ... active, and light blue ... #antibiogram #pharmacology ... #management #spectrum