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Back to the "10 Need to Know" series - Drug Therapeutic Target Levels. 

For lithium, target
Know" series - Drug ... vary depending on treatment ... Therapeutic range ... #Toxicology #Pharmacology ... #Diagnosis #Table
Carbamazepine Toxicity

Carbamazepine (CBZ) is an antiepileptic drug commonly prescribed for seizure disorders, trigeminal neuralgia, neuropathic pain,
Carbamazepine Toxicity ... antiepileptic drug ... Carbamazepine #Toxicity ... #Toxicology #Diagnosis ... SideEffects #Adverse #Pharmacology
Drug-Induced Prolonged QTc

QTc >500ms is an independent risk factor for developing Torsades des Pointes (TdP)
Drugs causing
Drug-Induced Prolonged ... Pointes (TdP) Drugs ... Kat_Watson #Drug ... Prolonged #QTc #Toxicity ... #Toxicology #Pharmacology
Vancomycin Associated Acute Kidney Injury

 • Drug induced acute kidney injury is generally defined as a
Kidney Injury • Drug ... 24-72 hours of drug ... • Treatment includes ... Vancomycin #AKI #pharmacology ... #toxicology #diagnosis
Therapeutic Drug Level Monitoring 
Carbamazepine - Sample immediately before next dose (trough) 
Clozapine - Sample immediately
Therapeutic Drug ... at anytime if toxicity ... #Therapeutic #Ranges ... #Toxicology #Pharmacology ... #Diagnosis #Table
Hydroxychloroquine is an antimalarial & DMARD (disease modifying antirheumatic drug). It is currently being discussed as
antirheumatic drug ... prophylaxis and treatment ... number of serious drug ... QTc prolonging drugs ... Hydroxychloroquine #HCQ #Pharmacology
Clozapine Toxicology
Clozapine is an atypical antipsychotic most often reserved for use in patients who have treatment-resistant
Clozapine Toxicology ... patients who have treatment-resistant ... antipsychotic drugs ... #Toxicity #Diagnosis ... #Pharmacology
Intraoperative  Bradycardia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Bradycardia in theatre should not be treated as
remember to tailor treatment ... could have made a drug ... Consider known drug ... local anaesthetic toxicity ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis
Intraoperative Tachycardia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Tachycardia in theatre is often due to inadequate depth
remember to tailor treatment ... • Consider drug ... local anaesthetic toxicity ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Seizures • Vision changes ... abnormality, Medication/Drug ... toxicity, Metabolic ... epilepticus Treatment ... underlying cause • Treatment