Rifampin is the most commonly used oral/IV antibiotic among the rifamycins (rifabutin, rifapentine, etc.) Rifampin acts at the level of RNA transcription by inhibiting…
Procainamide is a type IA antiarrhythmic which prolongs repolarization via sodium channel blockade. This is achieved by slowing conduction through the ventricular His-Purkinje system…
Fluconazole (Diflucan) is an intravenous and oral antifungal medication that inhibits ergosterol synthesis (an important component of fungal cell membranes). As an intensivist, I…
Unasyn (ampicillin-sulbactam) is an intravenous antibiotic that I most often use for ENT-related infections/prophylaxis but sometimes gynecologic and intraabdominal infections as well (Zosyn being…
In pursuit of evidence-based rationales for my hatred of dopamine, I turned to PubMed and queried the database for “dopamine shock” filtered for meta-analyses,…