Lantus use in ICU
Lantus is a long-acting insulin analogue also known as insulin glargine. Lantus use in ICU is described in detail here. Similar to human insulin, it is produced using recombinant …
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Insulin in intensive care unit
Regular insulin should be administered intravenously and not subcutaneously in the intensive care unit (ICU). This is because the rate of subcutaneous absorption of insulin in intensive care unit …
Diabetes in ICU
For managing Diabetes in ICU, maintaining euglycemia (defined as glucose <110 mg/dL in intensive care unit settings and <180 mg/dL in non intensive care unit settings by American College …
ACE inhibitors in myocardial infarction
In general, patients initiated on ACE inhibitors in myocardial infarction (MI) have demonstrated a reduction in overall mortality by about 20% to 30%. This benefit is most profound in …
Hydroxyethyl starch
Hydroxyethyl starch also called HES or Hetastarch is a complex mixture of ethoxylated amylopectin of various molecular sizes; average MW 4.5 lac (range 10,000 to 1 million). The colloidal …
Polygeline
Degraded gelatin polymer or Polygeline is a polypeptide with average MW 30,000 which exerts oncotic pressure similar to albumin and is not that antigenic. www.copy-swiss.me Hypersensitivity reactions are rare …
Lovenox
Lovenox is an anticoagulant commonly in use. It is the commercial name for Enoxaparin and is produced by Sanofi-Aventis. Lovenox is treatment of deep venous thrombosis ( DVT) and Pulmonary embolism. …
Anxiolytic medications
Anxiety is a common symptom that many feel on certain occasions like facing an exam or addressing a speech or even visiting the doctor or getting a procedure being …
Amiodarone
Amiodarone is a complex antiarrhythmic agent (predominantly class III) that shares at least some of the properties of each of the other three Vaughn-Williams classes of antiarrhythmics. Atrial fibrillation …
Amiodarone alternatives
Agents that can be considered as Amiodarone alternatives for the treatment of atrial fibrillation depend upon the patient’s cardiac history, as individuals with reduced left ventricular systolic function are …