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Rasburicase Pharmacology Summary
Recombinant urate oxidase from saccharomyces
Immediate onset of action
Dosing:
- Package insert: 0.2 mg/kg IV once daily up to 5 days
- Clinical practice: 1.5-6mg x 1 dose depending on the level of uric acid
Contraindications: G6PD defic
Allopurinol Pharmacology Summary
Xanthine oxidase inhibitor blocking the formation of new uric acid
Initiate 1-2 days prior to chemotherapy
Dosing: 100 mg/m2/dose every 8 hours (max 800mg/day)
• Usual: 300 mg/day
• Dose adjustments for CrCl <10mL/min
Side effects: g
Atrioventricular (AV) Blocks
First Degree AV Block - "If your R is far from your P than you have a first degree"
• 1:1 conduction with prolonged PR interval (>200 msec)
• P wave preceding each QRS complex
• Site of Block: Delayed conduction at the AV node
Second
Delirium in the ICU
Defining delirium
Types of delirium
Consequences of delirium
Reversible causes of delirium
Drug-induced delirium
Non-pharmacologic management of delirium
Pharmacologic management of delirium
Ashley & Brooke Barlow PharmD @theABofPharmaC
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