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Running out of Analgesia and Sedation Medications due to #COVID19?  Anand Swaminathan, MD has put
Running out of Analgesia ... : Sedation and Analgesia ... sedation #sedative #analgesia ... #pharmacology # ... alternatives #Drugs
CERTA Opioid Alternatives

Opioid Alternatives for Abdominal Pain (traumatic, non-traumatic), Back Pain, Burns, Renal Colic, Dental Pain,
NOT mix NSAID drugs ... potential of some drugs ... #Alternatives #Opiate ... #Medications #Pharmacology ... #Analgesia
Uric Acid Homeostasis
In the liver, purines are metabolized to uric acid. The last step in purine
The gout drug pegloticase ... #Homeostasis #Gout ... #Pathophysiology ... #Pharmacology #
Pathogenesis of Select Causes of Constipation in Adults and in Elderly

 • Mechanical (ex. Bowel Obstruction,
fibrosis of the gut ... colonic motility • Drugs ... Opioid Analgesics ... mu-opioid receptors on gut ... #constipation #pathophysiology
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
indicate inadequate analgesia ... A dissociative drug ... causes amnesia and analgesia ... w/out overt resp ... No pharmacologic
Allopurinol Pharmacology Summary

Xanthine oxidase inhibitor blocking the formation of new uric acid
Initiate 1-2 days prior to
Allopurinol Pharmacology ... hypersensitivity Drug ... #Allopurinol #Pharmacology ... #pathophysiology ... #gout #uricacid