Be Alert for Metabolic Acidosis in Patients on Lorazepam Drips
Be Alert for Metabolic Acidosis in Patients on Lorazepam Drips Yasir M. Akmal MD Lorazepam (Ativan) is a frequently used sedative in the intensive care unit (ICU). It is a…
Do not Administer Methylene Blue if there is Possible Gastrointestinal Absorption
Do not Administer Methylene Blue if there is Possible Gastrointestinal Absorption Beverly J. Newhouse MD Anushirvan Minokadeh MD Methylene blue is a water-soluble blue thiazine dye used most commonly as…
Carefully Observe the Clinical Response to Intermittent Furosemide Dosing when Deciding on Additional Doses
Carefully Observe the Clinical Response to Intermittent Furosemide Dosing when Deciding on Additional Doses Melissa S. Camp MD Furosemide is a loop diuretic that acts by inhibiting the reabsorption of…
Be Aware that Furosemide Contains a Sulfa Moiety
Be Aware that Furosemide Contains a Sulfa Moiety Ardalan Minokadeh BS Anushirvan Minokadeh MD Furosemide (Lasix) is a member of the general class of loop diuretics that inhibit the Na+/K+/2Cl–cotransport…
Exercise Care in the use of Amiodarone and Alternative Antiarrhythmics for the Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation
Exercise Care in the use of Amiodarone and Alternative Antiarrhythmics for the Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation Muhammad I. Durrani MD Alan Cheng MD Atrial fibrillation is a common arrhythmia in…
Do not use Amiodarone to Rate Control Chronic Atrial Fibrillation
Do not use Amiodarone to Rate Control Chronic Atrial Fibrillation Bradford D. Winters MD, PhD Chronic atrial fibrillation (A fib) has an incidence of 0.4% in the general population (approximately…
Remember That Amiodarone Causes Hypothyroidism
Remember That Amiodarone Causes Hypothyroidism Benjamin S. Brooke MD Amiodarone has become a popular drug in the intensive care unit (ICU) because of its utility in the management of a…
Remember that Malignant Hyperthermia may not have Hyperthermia
Remember that Malignant Hyperthermia may not have Hyperthermia Nancy Sokal Hagerman MD Malignant hyperthermia (MH) is a hypermetabolic disorder of skeletal muscle that is triggered in susceptible individuals by several…
Treat Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome as an Emergency and Remember its Presentation may not be Dose Dependent
Treat Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome as an Emergency and Remember its Presentation may not be Dose Dependent Eliahu S. Feen MD Jose I. Suarez MD Neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS) is a…
Remember that there are two “Neos”
Remember that there are two “Neos” Nancy Sokal Hagerman MD In our current culture of patient safety, it is important to avoid commonly used medical abbreviations so that medical errors…
