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Managing Pain, Anxiety and Delirium in the ICU

Nick Mark MD @nickmmark

#Pain #Anxiety #Delirium #CriticalCare #Comparison #Management
and Delirium in ... the ICU Nick ... #CriticalCare # ... Comparison #Management ... #Diagnosis #ICU
Valproic Acid in the ICU for Agitation and Delirium
Up to 70% of ICU patients experience agitation
Valproic Acid in the ... ICU for Agitation ... benzodiazepines used for pain ... administered outside of the ... #criticalcare
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
Pain, Agitation, ... the ICU Triad ( ... #Agitation #Delirium ... #PAD #ICU #CriticalCare ... #diagnosis #management
Post-Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS)
Symptoms of PICS:
 - Physical Domain: Generalized weakness, Fatigue, Difficulty walking
 - Cognitive
Implementation of the ... analgesics - Delirium ... ) - Pain assessment ... Syndrome #PICS #diagnosis ... #management #criticalcare
Checklist for Treatment of Delirium in the ICU 

Remove causative factors 
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Exclude hypoglycemia if
in the ICU Remove ... if uncontrolled pain ... severe nocturnal agitation ... #Management #Treatment ... #MICU #CriticalCare
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
Delirium in the ... ICU Defining ... management of delirium ... #management #criticalcare ... #diagnosis
Acute Altered Mental Status - Rapid Response Management

1) Ask while en route: vitals, hyper/hypoactive, POC glucose,
Rapid Response Management ... 1) Ask while ... • Hyperactive (Agitation ... Workup 5) Treat the ... #criticalcare #
CABG Graft Pseudoaneurysm

Chest pain post CABG - always worth taking a look!  Large graft pseudoaneurysm!!
Pseudoaneurysm Chest pain ... and emphysema, ask ... diagnosis, CT surg ... anticoags - VCU ... clinical #pocus #echocardiogram