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valproic acid
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Reading Time: 3 minutes The Pre-brief Delirium affects 10-60% of medical inpatients and up to 82% of mechanically-ventilated patients in the ICU. It is…
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Reading Time: 4 minutes The Pre-brief A 32-year-old male presents to the ED in status. He’s received 5 mg of intramuscular (IM) midazolam in…
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Reading Time: 2 minutes Valproic acid is a broad-spectrum antiepileptic medication used to treat bipolar disorder, focal (partial) onset, and generalized onset seizures. While standard therapy in overdose involves the use of activated charcoal and levocarnitine, the interaction between carbapenem antibiotics and valproic acid has been effective in quickly reducing serum VPA levels.