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Pharmacotherapy for Migraine Prophylaxis 

Who is indicated for migraine prophylaxis? Patients who experience more than 3
despite appropriate acute ... , or those who are ... contraindications to acute ... #Prophylaxis #Medications ... #Table #Pharmacology
Summary of meta-analysis of pharmacotherapy trials in BPD
https://www.cochrane.org/CD005652/BEHAV_psychological-therapies-borderline-personality-disorder
Meta-analyses of RCTs were undertaken for the following outcomes:
the UK national BPD ... Findings are summarised ... EBM #Management #Pharmacology ... #BPD #Borderline ... Personality #Disorder #Medications
Neurological Side Effects of Antipsychotic Drugs
Acute dystonia - Spasm of muscles of tongue, face, neck, back
Antipsychotic Drugs Acute ... reduction; change medication ... immediately; supportive care ... Antipsychotic #Drugs #Medications ... #SideEffects #pharmacology
Adjuvant therapies in critical care: steroids to treat infectious diseases
 - Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia
therapies in critical care ... ventilation, ARDS acute ... InfectiousDiseases #Infections #Pharmacology ... Management #Treatment #Indications
Pulmonary Embolism Treatment
Systemic Thrombolysis
 - Exclude contraindications.
 - Indications:
   - Massive PE (definite indication)
- Indications ... in patients who are ... Embolism #Treatment #AcutePE ... #Management #CriticalCare
Hydroxychloroquine - Risks and Benefits in Lupus
Benefits:
↓ Disease activity, ↓ Flare, ↓ Damage, ↓ Corticosteroid dose,
recommended with other medications ... - Cuteanous: acute ... agranulocytosis [rare ... to very rare: due ... Benefits #Lupus #pharmacology
Checklist for Treatment of Delirium in the ICU 

Remove causative factors 
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Exclude hypoglycemia if
- Review the medication ... (e.g. frequent Bp ... sleeping, administer pharmacologic ... Treatment #MICU #CriticalCare
Neonatal Resuscitation – Circulation and Drugs
Consider drugs (k) if heart rate beats/min in spite of adequate
peripheral vein are ... vasoconstriction may have had acute ... haemorrhage or acute ... Resuscitation #Drugs #Medications ... #Pharmacology #
Shock - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Hypotension: SBP<90, SBP drop >40, MAP<65 (Normotension, HTN possible
Tachycardia > 100 BPM ... Ultrasound, code cart ... - Pulmonary >> Acute ... Management #Summary #criticalcare
The crusade against “Ab”Normal Saline continues.  This is a non-physiologic fluid that can harm our
this post will focus ... positive charges are ... against the drop in pH ... #foamed #criticalcare ... diagnosis #treatment #pharmacology