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Toxidromes Summary Table
Heart Rate - Respiratory Rate - Blood Pressure - Mental Status - Skin -
Toxidromes Summary ... Pressure - Mental Status ... Opioid • Sedative/hypnotic ... PeterRchai #Toxidromes
Sedative-Hypnotic Drugs
Benzodiazepines:
 - Bind to specific GABAA receptor subunits at central nervous system (CNS) neuronal synapses
Sedative-Hypnotic ... • anesthesia • ... • anesthesia • ... Rapid onset of hypnosis ... #medications #pharmacology
Emergency Treatment Algorithm for Convulsive Status Epilepticus
1. ABCDEFG (ABC's and Don't Ever Forget the Glucose)
2. Airway:
Emergency Treatment Algorithm ... for Convulsive Status ... Consider consulting anesthesia ... Epilepticus #Treatment #Algorithm ... Management #Neurology #Pharmacology
Causes of Fatigue - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Endocrine
 • Hypo/Hyperthyroidism
 • Diabetes
 • Pituitary Insufficiency
 • Adrenal
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Myasthenia Gravis Pharmacologic ... • Hypnotics ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Emergency Treatment Algorithm for Convulsive Status Epilepticus 
 1. ABCDEFG (ABC's and Don't Ever Forget the
Emergency Treatment Algorithm ... for Convulsive Status ... MEDICATION IN STATUS ... Consider consulting anesthesia ... Epilepticus #Treatment #Algorithm
The Sedation Continuum from Conscious Sedation to General Anesthesia - Definitions

Minimal sedation: a drug-induced state during
Sedation to General Anesthesia ... a drug-induced state ... General anesthesia ... Ketamine is the pharmacologic ... produces this state
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
complications from anesthesia ... Assess functional status ... Climbing a flight of stairs ... Functional status ... event, follow ACC algorithm
Management Algorithm for Status Epilepticus

• Assess airway, breathing, and circulation
• Pulse oximetry
• Electrocardiogram
• Finger stick (give
Management Algorithm ... for Status Epilepticus ... StatusEpilepticus #Management #Algorithm ... #Neurology #pharmacology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
parameters: perfusion status ... to be in ADHF starts ... altered mental status ... #differential #algorithm ... icu #clinical #pharmacology
Dexmedetomidine - Anesthesia Pharmacology
Trade Name: Dexmedetomidine
Brand Name(s): Precedex
Drug Type: Sedation
Time of Onset: 30 minutes
Duration of Action:
Dexmedetomidine - Anesthesia ... Pharmacology Trade ... Nervous System - hypnotic ... Dexmedetomidine #Precedex #Anesthesia ... #Pharmacology