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Pain Assessment and Management Initiative (PAMI) - Opioid Prescribing and Equianalgesic Chart - Agents and Dosing

#Management
Equianalgesic Chart - Agents ... and Dosing #Management ... #Pain #Pharmacology ... Equianalgesics #Conversion ... #Doses #Dosing
Phosphate binders - quick reference chart of maximum daily dose. Most patients with CKD will require
maximum daily dose ... Generally, the initial dose ... phosphate levels and doses ... Hyperphosphatemia #Dose ... #Dosing #Pharmacology
Algorithm for Metformin Prescribing and Dosing in CKD
Dose Initiation - Immediate release:
 • Initial 500 mg
in CKD Dose Initiation ... until maximum dose ... Dose Initiation ... until maximum dose ... #CKD #pharmacology
Insulin Dosing Basics - Initiating Insulin for T2DM and Converting Insulin Products 

Insulin dosing can be
titrating insulin doses ... , decrease the dose ... , decrease the dose ... #Conversion #Initiating ... #Prescribing #Pharmacology
ANGIOTENSIN II RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST (ARB) DOSING:
TOOL FOR SWITCHING BETWEEN AGENTS IN CANADA
The information provided is intended
ANTAGONIST (ARB) DOSING ... an alternative agent ... Doses should be ... ReceptorBlocker #Pharmacology ... #Conversion #Switching
Antiplatelet Conversion - Switching Between Oral P2Y12 Inhibitors
A, Switching between oral agents in the acute/early phase.
a maintenance dose ... after the last dose ... or ticagrelor dose ... after the last dose ... after the last dose
Potassium-Binding Agents to Treat Hyperkalemia
Sodium zirconium cyclosilicate (Lokelma):
 • Mechanism: Preferentially captures K in exchange for
Potassium-Binding Agents ... 10 g QD (adjust dose ... Usual maintenance dose ... g QD; increase dose ... #medications #pharmacology
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Hypertension - Workup and Differential ... use of adequate doses ... antihypertensive agents ... parenchymal disease: CKD ... #Differential #
Eczematous Skin Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Eczematous - Pruritic/Scaly/Erythematous lesions. Usually poorly demarcated
 • Atopic Dermatitis
Eczematous Skin Rash - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... requires high doses ... of the agent. ... #causes
Acute Atrial Fibrillation - Initial Options for Rate Control
Diltiazem IV
 •  Rapid onset and rapidly
ADHF • Risks conversion ... IV bolus can cause ... • 3rd line agent ... • Does not cause ... Rate #Control #pharmacology