pharmacology
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Medical
Reversal With Sugammadex Versus Neostigmine – Postoperative Pulmonary Complications (STRONGER)
Postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs) come in a wide variety of flavors ranging from atelectasis and pulmonary congestion to respiratory failure…
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Education
RK.md’s Perioperative And Critical Care Reference Sheet
Ever since finishing my fellowships, I wanted to create a free reference sheet (front and back) containing “high yield” information…
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Education
Pharmacokinetics
Pharmacokinetic models describe the rate of absorption, distribution, metabolism, and elimination of a particular drug. This can vary significantly based…
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Podcast
Episode 008 – Not Everyone Is Drug Seeking
Many healthcare workers become jaded by taking care of patients who regularly abuse drugs and seek more potent medications during…
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Podcast
Episode 007 – Vasodilators And Venodilators
As a follow-up to episode 003 where I discussed inotropes and pressors I routinely use as a cardiothoracic anesthesiologist and…
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Podcast
Episode 003 – Cardiovascular Pharmacology
Cardiovascular pharmacology in acute care settings involves a variety of medications ranging from vasopressors and inotropes to inodilators and inhaled…
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Medical
Premedication Before Surgery
In the perioperative world, “premedication” refers to pharmacologic therapy administered to relieve anxiety, provide light sedation, and even create some…
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Education
Safely Drawing Up And Labeling Medications
Every day as an anesthesiologist, I reconstitute, draw up, and administer antibiotics, hypnotics, narcotics, paralytics, inotropes/pressors, blood products, fluids, vasodilators,…
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Education
Anaphylaxis
True anaphylaxis is a type 1 hypersensitivity reaction where histamine, serotonin, leukotrienes, and other mediators are released from basophils and…
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PGY-5 (Critical Care)
Epinephrine And Beta Blockers
With the growing usage of β-blocker therapy to control everything from atrial fibrillation and congestive heart failure to migraine prophylaxis…
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