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Orthopedic Dressing Materials
1. Opsite - semi-permeable-thin, adhesive transparent polyurethrane film 
 • Indications: Superficial wounds as
antibiotics • Indications ... Disadvantages: Avoid on high ... with, topical medication ... use with topical medication ... #comparison #table
Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis - Impaired Excretion vs Redistribution

Impaired Urinary Excretion 
 - Renal failure
 -
Hyperkalemia - Differential ... lysissyndrome - Massive Hemolysis ... Rhabdomyolysis Medications ... #Hyperkalemia #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Table
Drugs Implicated in Hemolytic Anemia
 • Hapten (Drug binding to RBC membrane): Penicillin, Cephalosporin, Tetracycline, Tolbutamide,
Implicated in Hemolytic ... Bloodman #Drugs #medications ... #differential # ... diagnosis #pharmacology ... #table
Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PseudoHyperkalemia:
 • Lab error
 • Traumatic venipuncture
 • Hemolysis, thrombocytosis, leukocytosis
 •
Hyperkalemia - Differential ... phlebotomy High ... Medications 2. ... #hyperkalemia #differential ... causes #potassium #high
Statins intensity, drug interactions, timing of administration and missed doses.

An overview of high, moderate and low
An overview of high ... #pharmacology #overview ... review #dosing #medications ... comparison #drugs #table
Abbreviated Beers List of Medications to Avoid in the Elderly

The Beers List, which was updated in
Beers List of Medications ... unnecessarily high ... be avoided.11 TABLE ... including only high-severity ... #Beers #List #Pharmacology
Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PseudoHyperkalemia:
 • Lab error
 • Traumatic venipuncture
 • Hemolysis, thrombocytosis, leukocytosis
 •
Hyperkalemia - Differential ... phlebotomy High ... Medications 2. ... #hyperkalemia #differential ... causes #potassium #high
Glaucoma - Emergency Department Management
- All patients should get emergency ophthalmologic consultation
- Start with eye drops
eye drops (see table ... and add systemic medications ... is < 40 mmHg #Pharmacology ... Glaucoma #Open #Closed ... #Medications #Table
Common Medications Known to Prolong QTc
Antiarrhythmics - Amiodarone, sotalol, flecainide, quinidine, dronedarone, dofetilide
Vasopressors/inotropes - Epinephrine, norepinephrine,
Common Medications ... #Prolongation #Medications ... #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #pharmacology ... #table
Drugs Used for the Treatment of COVID-19 Infection

** Editor Note (from ophthalmology MD input) - Hydroxychloroquine/chloroquine
HCQ treatment would ... smfarmhosp_smfh #Drugs #Medications ... Treatment #COVID19 #Pharmacology ... #Table #Management