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Push Dose Pressors - Mixing Instructions - Epinephrine and Phenylephrine

Epinephrine Preparation steps:
1. Add 9 mL of
Epinephrine and Phenylephrine ... Label syringe Phenylephrine ... bag containing phenylephrine ... #CriticalCare #PushDose ... #Vasopressors #PDPs
Push Dose Pressors - Mixing Instructions.

EPINEPHRINE
Has alpha and beta 1/2 effects so it is an inopressor
Do
(5-20 mcg) PHENYLEPHRINE ... draw up 1 ml of phenylephrine ... (vial contains phenylephrine ... #CriticalCare #PushDose ... #Vasopressors #PDPs
Keeping up with Atypical Antipsychotics (aka second generation antipsychotics - SGA). I'll be posting series of
I'll be posting ... DONEs", "PINEs", "PIPs
Urine Drug Screens - Common drugs that may cause false positive tests 

Amphetamines:
Bupropion, Labetalol, Methylphenidate, Phenylephrine,
Methylphenidate, Phenylephrine ... FalsePositive #Testing
Patients with CHD are exceptionally sensitive to the effects of bronchiolitis on their volume status
Four principles
principles of treating ... achieve this with IV phenylephrine ... minutes (add 10mg of phenylephrine
Vasopressors and Inotropes
 • Norepinephrine - Levophed - "Levo" - Generally thought of as the first
adjunctive) • Phenylephrine ... (arrhythmia in setting
Summary of Agents Potentially Contributing to False Positives on Urine Drug Screens (UDS)
Marijuana Metabolites
 • dronabinol,
, phentermine, phenylephrine ... DrugScreening #UDS #Testing
1,3-Beta-D-Glucan and Galactomannan Testing Sensitivity Specificity and False Positives
1,3-Beta-D-Glucan
 • Cell wall component of many fungi
Galactomannan Testing ... Penicillium), Frozen ice-pops ... Galactomannan #Fungal #Testing
Fungal Biomarkers: Beta-D-Glucan and Aspergillus Galactomannan
Beta-D-Glucan:
 • Polysaccharide cell wall component of many fungi
 • Pathogens:
- Frozen ice-pops ... (in setting of
Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) Diagnostic Algorithm
STEP 1 Perform a comprehensive history and complete physical examination.
STEP
STEP 2 PDCs identified ... positive first-tier testing ... STEP 5 Any PDCs ... monitor any new PDCs ... invasive diagnostic testing