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Adjuvant therapies in critical care: steroids to treat infectious diseases
 - Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia
therapies in critical care ... ventilation, ARDS acute ... respiratory distress syndrome ... InfectiousDiseases #Infections #Pharmacology ... #Management #Treatment
Beta Blockers - Pharmacology Comparison Table
Metoprolol:
 • Receptors: β1
 • Indications: Rate control of a-fib/a-flutter, Suppression
Beta Blockers - Pharmacology ... Comparison Table ... Stable angina, Acute ... coronary syndrome ... #Receptors #cardiology
Neurological Side Effects of Antipsychotic Drugs
Acute dystonia - Spasm of muscles of tongue, face, neck, back
Antipsychotic Drugs Acute ... Neuroleptic malignant syndrome ... tremor ("rabbit syndrome ... months or years of treatment ... #SideEffects #pharmacology
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
This becomes a flawed ... the setting of acute ... physiological response to acute ... #criticalcare #foamed ... #treatment
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
important to recognize Acute ... Cardiac cath if acute ... coronary syndrome ... #foamed #heartfailure ... icu #clinical #pharmacology
HEART Score – A Tool For the ED The HEART score is an excellent tool that
with possible Acute ... Coronary Syndrome ... further workup and treatment ... offer appropriate care ... Diagnosis #Management #Cardiology
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

Who?
• 5% of patients
• Dose ≥ 400 mg per day

How?  Possible
starting amiodarone treatment ... pleural effusions • Acute ... toxicity (e.g., acute ... respiratory distress syndrome ... macrophages Treatment
Acute interstitial pneumonia (AIP, earlier named Hamman Rich Pneumonitis) is a rare idiopathic lung disease characterized
Acute interstitial ... (AIP, earlier named ... indistinguishable from acute ... respiratory distress syndrome ... #Clinical #Radiology
Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome - Treatment
Acute Treatment:
 • Abortive Therapy: Sumatriptan (5-HT / serotonin agonist), Aprepitant (neurokinin
Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome ... - Treatment Acute ... • Supportive Care ... : • Non-Pharmacologic ... Cyclic #Vomiting #Syndrome
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
Blood cultures are ... Culture Positive: • Acute ... Cholesterol emboli syndrome ... hematuria, + RF Treatment ... Differential #Diagnosis #cardiology