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Phenobarbital monotherapy algorithm for alcohol withdrawal

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-Phenobarbital monotherapy has numerous advantages
phenobarbital-monotherapy-withdrawal-management-algorithm-protocol-pulmcrit ... useful initially to gain ... underlying disorder and ... phenobarbital use ... #Management #Alcohol
Pearls for Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder

First-line pharmacotherapies for moderate to severe AUD include naltrexone and
for Treatment of Alcohol ... Use Disorder ... include abdominal pain ... #UseDisorder #Management ... #Medications #Pharmacology
OPIOID SWITCHING AND TAPERING.

Long term opioid use results in physical (and potentially psychological) dependence. Opioids should
Long term opioid use ... include: chills, fever ... insomnia, muscle pain ... tapering #switching #pharmacology ... #conversion #management
Alcohol-related liver disease algorithm. 

In patients in whom alcohol is suspected to be the main injurious
Alcohol-related ... patients in whom alcohol ... suspected to be the main ... to the device used ... ARLD #Hepatitis #management
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
tool to assess level ... bradycardia. renal/liver ... No pharmacologic ... (Haldol) - No pharmacologic ... CriticalCare #diagnosis #management
A quick infographic describing some of the common reversal agents used by anesthesiologists, their mechanism of
reversal agents used ... reversal #agents #management ... References: Pani ... Pharmacology of ... neuromuscular pharmacology
Flutycosine - Antibiotics Class Overview
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Mechanism: 5-FC interferes with DNA and protein synthesis.  Only
- Used in combination ... B for initial management ... - Virtually never ... infections) - Main ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Abscess - Diagnosis and ... • IV substance use ... Pleuritic chest pain ... decubitus - air fluid level ... Cryptococcus - Coccidioides
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) Deficiency
Etiology:
 • Vit B12 - aka cobalamin. Present in foods derived from animal
GI - glossitis (pain ... pain, diarrhea ... , intestinal), alcohol ... use, symptoms ... Deficiency #diagnosis #management
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
workup or TSH level ... unavailable may use ... Drugs to avoid (main ... ://twitter.com/PulmCrit ... MyastheniaGravis #Checklist #Management