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Intraoperative Anaphylaxis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Unexplained hypotension
• Unexplained bronchospasm (wheeze may be absent
arrest where other causes ... pack. ❸ Remove all ... chlorhexidine as cause ... as patient is stable ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis
Intern Pocket Cards - Inpatient Anti-Emetics Guide
Serotonin antagonists:
 • Ondansetron (Zofran), Granisetron (Kytril, Sancuso) - Headache,
paradoxical excitation ACh ... DA/Histamine/ACh ... pocketcardset #nausea ... #medications #pharmacology ... #table #agents
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
- Differential Diagnosis ... source of energy, conversion ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... the offending agent ... lactate and can act
First Generation Anti-Psychotics: Mechanisms and Side Effects
Typical/Conventional Anti-Psychotics - Examples: Haloperidol, Chlorpromazine

ACh M1 antagonist - Block
Block action of ACh ... arterioles -> less able ... , and/or limbs caused ... #SideEffects #pharmacology ... #diagnosis #psychiatry
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
- Any adverse events ... complications from anesthesia ... Stable patients ... postoperative cardiac events ... stratification #diagnosis
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
Diuretics and Agents ... disequilibrium syndrome • Diagnosis ... Kidney stones caused ... Diuresis #Nephrology #Pharmacology ... #Medications #Table
The crusade against “Ab”Normal Saline continues.  This is a non-physiologic fluid that can harm our
this post will focus ... its Chloride (Cl ... K+ in the ECF causes ... criticalcare #management #diagnosis ... #treatment #pharmacology
Medications Contributing to Dysgeusia

Antimicrobial medicines	Macrolides, fluoroquinolones, ampicillin, metronidazole, tetracycline, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, amphotericin B, terbinafine and other antimycotic
Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE ... Chemotherapeutic agents ... Induced #Drugs #Causes ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Pharmacology
Hyperthermic Toxidromes
Five toxidromes may present with overlapping features: hyperthermia, rhabdomyolysis, altered mental status/seizures.
 • Sympathomimetic -
of muscarinic Ach ... single serotonergic agent ... pharmacogenetic disease caused ... Toxidromes #comparison #table ... #diagnosis #differential