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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
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
and Delirium (PAD ... ) in the ICU Addressing ... the ICU Triad ( ... #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
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
Checklist for Treatment of Delirium in the ICU 

Remove causative factors 
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Exclude hypoglycemia if
for Treatment of Delirium ... in the ICU Remove ... if uncontrolled pain ... #Management #Treatment ... #MICU #CriticalCare
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
ICU - Checklist ... VITALS: If bad ... esp in work-up/management ... Pearls #Checklist #diagnosis ... #workup #criticalcare
RADIAL HEAD FRACTURE 
Radial head fractures are the most common elbow fracture in adults and are
posterior fat pad ... fracture • ED Management ... : Pain control ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis ... #MSK
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Diagnosis Framework ... : • PAD • Limb ... , Vit B12, B6, Cu ... Inability to move the ... lower #extremity #msk
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
simply a clinical diagnosis ... JVD, Orthopnea/PND ... #algorithm #management ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare ... #icu #clinical
There are similarities and differences between these 3 conditions which all carry treatment implications. Each mimic
Starvation Ketosis (SK ... In both SK and AK ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management ... #treatment #criticalcare