Psychiatric Disorders

Oct 12, 2016 by in CRITICAL CARE Comments Off on Psychiatric Disorders

(1) Department of Pharmacy, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY, USA   KeywordsAlcoholWithdrawalCIWASerotoninCyproheptadineNeurolepticDantroleneBromocriptineBenzodiazepinePhenobarbital Table 12.1 Management of alcohol withdrawal Refer to the clinical institute withdrawal assessment for…

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Nutrition

Oct 12, 2016 by in CRITICAL CARE Comments Off on Nutrition

(1) Department of Pharmacy, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY, USA   KeywordsNutritionObeseMalnutritionCaloriesProteinMacronutrientMicronutrientCarbohydrateLipidTranspyloricNaloxone Table 11.1 Nutrition assessment Body weight calculations • Assess body mass index (weight in kg/height…

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Cardiovascular

Oct 12, 2016 by in CRITICAL CARE Comments Off on Cardiovascular

(1) Department of Pharmacy, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY, USA   KeywordsTIMISTEMINSTEMIUnstable anginaAspirinClopidogrelPrasugrelTicagrelorBivalirudinWarfarinMetoprololNitroglycerinFibrinolyticHeparinEnoxaparinCHADS2 TorsadesExtravasationEmbolismVTEVitamin K Table 2.1 Thrombolysis in myocardial infarction (TIMI) grade flows TIMI grade…

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Infectious Diseases

Oct 12, 2016 by in CRITICAL CARE Comments Off on Infectious Diseases

(1) Department of Pharmacy, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY, USA   KeywordsFeverPneumoniaLinezolidCPISInfiltrateVentilator Table 9.1 Common causes of fever in intensive care unit patients • Pneumonia • In-dwelling catheters…

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Gastrointestinal

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(1) Department of Pharmacy, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY, USA   KeywordsVaricealEndoscopicPantoprazoleEsomeprazoleOctreotideDiarrheaCirrhosisAscitesEncephalopathyHepatorenalMidodrinePeritonitisPancreatitis Table 7.1 Management of acute non-variceal upper gastrointestinal bleedinga Address etiology Risk factors for…

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Renal

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(1) Department of Pharmacy, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY, USA   KeywordsNephropathyFurosemideChlorothiazideHypokalemiaHyperkalemiaHypocalcemiaHypercalcemiaHypomagnesemiaHypermagnesemiaHyponatremiaHypernatremiaHypophosphatemiaHyperphosphatemiaAcidosisAlkalosis Table 14.1 Contrast-induced nephropathy prevention strategya Risk factors • Creatinine clearance < 60 mL/min/1.73 m2 (stages III–V…

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Hematology

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(1) Department of Pharmacy, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY, USA   KeywordsHematologicalAgranulocytosisAplasticAnemiaHemolysisMethemoglobinemiaThrombocytopeniaG6PDMethylene blueDapsoneArgatroban Table 8.1 Drug-induced hematological disorders Agranulocytosis • β-lactam antimicrobials, chloramphenicol, chloroquine, clindamycin, dapsone, doxycycline,…

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Neurology

Oct 12, 2016 by in CRITICAL CARE Comments Off on Neurology

(1) Department of Pharmacy, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY, USA   Key wordsEpilepticusSeizurePhenytoinLorazepamPropofolFosphenytoinLevetiracetamValproateLacosamideMyastheniaGravis Table 10.1 Management of convulsive status epilepticus Identify etiology • Cerebrovascular accident, subarachnoid hemorrhage,…

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Endocrinology

Oct 12, 2016 by in CRITICAL CARE Comments Off on Endocrinology

(1) Department of Pharmacy, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY, USA   KeywordsKetoacidosisHyperglycemiaInsulinThyrotoxicMyxedemaLugol’sPropylthiouracilMethimazoleBasalPrandial Table 6.1 Management of diabetic ketoacidosis and hyperosmolar hyperglycemic state • Identify precipitating factors    ○  ○ Infection,…

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Pulmonary

Oct 12, 2016 by in CRITICAL CARE Comments Off on Pulmonary

(1) Department of Pharmacy, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY, USA   Key wordsCOPDAsthmaticusAlbuterolTerbutalineIpratropiumEosinophilicPneumonitisFibrosisEpinephrineOxygen Table 13.1 Management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Management of stable disease • Note:…

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