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Running out of Analgesia and Sedation Medications due to #COVID19?  Anand Swaminathan, MD has put
Analgesia and Sedation Medications ... due to #COVID19 ... #management #covid19 ... #treatment #sarscov2 ... #coronavirus #medications
Recent studies have revealed many attractive therapeutic options, even if some of them remain to be
clinical trials #covid19 ... #sarscov2 #management ... #treatment #coronavirus ... #medications
Paxlovid Drug-Drug Interactions
Before prescribing ritonavir-boosted nirmatrelvir (Paxlovid) for outpatient treatment of COVID-19, determine whether the patient
for outpatient treatment ... of COVID-19, determine ... receiving any of the medications ... #pharmacology #COVID19 ... #SARSCOV2 #COVID
Summary of Pharmacology for Select Proposed COVID-19 Treatments

#Pharmacology #Dosing #Table #COVID19 #Coronavirus #SARSCOV2 #Medications #JAMA
Select Proposed COVID ... -19 Treatments ... Dosing #Table #COVID19 ... #Coronavirus #SARSCOV2 ... #Medications #JAMA
Neurological Side Effects of Antipsychotic Drugs
Acute dystonia - Spasm of muscles of tongue, face, neck, back
reduction; change medication ... Neuroleptic malignant syndrome ... tremor ("rabbit syndrome ... months or years of treatment ... #SideEffects #pharmacology
Summary of Infections in which Steroids play a role in treatment
 • TB meningitis
 • TB
play a role in treatment ... pneumonia • COVID ... reconstitution inflammatory syndrome ... • Ramsay Hunt syndrome ... #Steroids #Indications
Pituitary Mass Effects - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Pituitary turnors are almost always a benign
adenomas that require treatment ... targeted with medication ... #Macroadenoma #SideEffects ... mnemonic #GLFTAP #pathophysiology
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Guillain-Barre Syndrome ... Guillain-Barre Pathophysiology ... like illnesses, COVID ... Treatment: • Plasmapheresis ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Reported Mechanisms and Toxicity of Investigational Treatments for SARS-COV-2
Chloroquine and Hydroxychloroquine
 • Mechanisms: Interference with ligand
Investigational Treatments ... combined with certain medications ... Toxicity #Toxicology #Medications ... #SARSCOV2 #COVID19
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Encephalopathy Syndrome ... Etiology: • Pathophysiology ... Electrolyte abnormality, Medication ... epilepticus Treatment ... underlying cause • Treatment