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Anti-infective stewardship, including tips for using anti-infectives wisely, criteria for stepdown from IV to PO dosage
anti-infectives wisely, criteria ... #pharmacology #antibiotics ... #medications #table ... #treatment #drugs
PDE5 inhibitors are usually the drugs of first choice for erectile dysfunction.

PDE5 inhibitors enhance an erection that is
stimulation and mental ... sexual arousal. ... #pharmacology #comparison ... #treatment #medications ... dosing #drugs #table
Candidates for Medical Treatment of Ectopic Pregnancy with Methotrexate 
 - Hemodynamically stable 
 - No
Candidates for Medical Treatment ... Hemodynamically stable ... comply with post-treatment ... 3.5 cm - No fetal ... Pregnancy #Management #Criteria
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
blood donor • Pathophysiology ... without other cause ... : 33% • Treatment ... : No • Treatment ... diagnosis #comparison #table
Pharmacologic Treatment of Hypertensive Emergencies in Pregnancy
Drug - Dose range - Onset/oeak/duration - Side effects
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Pharmacologic Treatment ... , hypotension, fetal ... , tachycardia, nausea ... - Urapidil - Nausea ... Obstetrics #OBGyn #HTN #Pharmacology
Serotonin-Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors(SNRIs): Mechanisms and Side Effects

Withdrawal: Dizziness, Diarrhea, Insomnia, Nausea, Vomiting
Serotonin Syndrome - Potentially Life
Diarrhea, Insomnia, Nausea ... Fatigue, Vertigo, Sexual ... gain Incr NE: Nausea ... SerotoninNorepinephrine #Inhibitors #Pathophysiology ... #Pharmacology #
Intern Pocket Cards - Inpatient Bowel Regimen Guide
Osmotic agents (draws water into bowel, thereby loosening stool
Polyethylene glycol - Nausea ... • Glycerin - Rectal ... • Bisacodyl - Rectal ... #constipation #pharmacology ... #table #agents
Summary of meta-analysis of pharmacotherapy trials in BPD
https://www.cochrane.org/CD005652/BEHAV_psychological-therapies-borderline-personality-disorder
Meta-analyses of RCTs were undertaken for the following outcomes:
BPD symptoms, mental ... with ‘treatment ... summarised in Tables ... EBM #Management #Pharmacology ... Effectiveness #Table
Common Vasopressors and Inotropes
Norepinephrine (NE)
 - Indication: Distributive shock (1st line for septic shock), Cardiogenic shock
(1st line for septic ... Bradyarrhythmias, Some cases ... of septic shock ... Inotropes #comparison #table ... #pharmacology #
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... Lung Abscess Pathophysiology ... antibiotics once stable ... shows a small, stable ... #differential #causes