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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 ... benzodiazepines used for pain ... administered outside of the ... Cost effective SAFETY ... #pharmacology #criticalcare
Post-Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS)
Symptoms of PICS:
 - Physical Domain: Generalized weakness, Fatigue, Difficulty walking
 - Cognitive
Post-Intensive Care ... Implementation of the ... ) - Pain assessment ... Syndrome #PICS #diagnosis ... #management #criticalcare
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
) in the ICU Addressing ... the ICU Triad ( ... in the ICU. ... #PAD #ICU #CriticalCare ... #diagnosis #management
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
Triquetral Fracture
The triquetrum is the second most commonly fractured carpal bone. Look for the "pooping duck
to distal ulna, pain ... : Pain control, ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis ... #Management #Orthopedics ... #Sports #MSK
Sepsis - Diagnosis and Management
Life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to infection
SEPTIC SHOCK
Sepsis - Diagnosis ... a dysregulated host ... likelihood of prolonged ICU ... #SIRS #criticalcare ... #icu
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
ICU - Checklist ... esp in work-up/management ... ICU pts a CBC and ... Pearls #Checklist #diagnosis ... #workup #criticalcare
Perilunate Dislocation
On lateral wrist XR, the capitate ("apple") should sit in the lunate ("tea cup") which
dorsal wrist, pain ... fracture (scaphoid most ... : Pain control, ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis ... #Sports #MSK