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Antiarrhythmic Medications - Vaughan Williams Classification - Summary Table
Class I agents - Sodium Channel Blockersâ €
Class II
Antiarrhythmic Medications ... Vaughan Williams Classification ... - Summary Table ... #Classification ... #Summary #Table
Medications Used in Hypertensive Emergencies
Vasodilators: Hydralazine, Nitroglycerin, Sodium nitroprusside 
Calcium Channel Blockers: Clevidipine, Nicardipine
ß-Blockers: Esmolol, Labetalol,
Medications Used ... nitroprusside Calcium Channel ... Labetalol, Metoprolol ACE ... #Management #Treatment ... #Pharmacology #Table
Hyperkalemia shortens repolarization; changes in the T wave provide the earliest clues to hyperpotassemia.
 - At
Hyperkalemia shortens ... repolarization; changes ... wave to produce classic ... Hyperkalemia #EKG #ECG ... #Table
Pediatric SVT - Management Algorithm
Identify SVT:
 • HR not variable
 • Abrupt rate changes
 • Infants:
Pediatric SVT - Management ... Algorithm Identify ... • Abrupt rate changes ... : HR > 180bpm ECG ... Monitors, Pads AP Stable
HFpEF and CAD Management Algorithm
1. Consider revascularization based on current guidelines for CAD and HFpEF*
2. Statins:
HFpEF and CAD Management ... Algorithm 1. ... controlled by above medications ... nitrates, calcium channel ... #Algorithm #cardiology
Type 2 Diabetes - Screening, Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Lifestyle  Modifications (Diet and Exercise) -> Start
Diagnosis and Management ... Algorithm Lifestyle ... Rubella) • Medications ... #algorithm #DM2 ... #DMII #Classification
Hepatic Encephalopathy - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Definition:
 • Alteration in brain function manifested by neuropsychiatric symptoms
Diagnosis and Management ... Altered sleep, Shortened ... apathy, Personality change ... Encephalopathy #Grading #Classification ... #Diagnosis #Management
Orthopedic Dressing Materials
1. Opsite - semi-permeable-thin, adhesive transparent polyurethrane film 
 • Indications: Superficial wounds as
when dressing changes ... Aquacel Ag SILVER ... use with topical medication ... Dressings #Materials #management ... wound #comparison #table
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
- Allergies to medications ... ASA class If ... algorithm to determine ... Change in clinical ... medical and surgical management
Daliresp (Roflumilast) 
Indication: Reduce risk of COPD exacerbations 
Drug Class: Selective Phosphodiesterase-4 (PDE4) Inhibitor 
GOLD 2019
exacerbations Drug Class ... tablet once daily ... increase to 500 mcg ... have been a few changes ... the use of this medication