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Rich Levitan teaches the VAPORS pneumonic: a quick run-through of the main issues to sort prior
run-through of the main ... from Scotland #Management ... #CriticalCare # ... VAPORS #Mnemonic #Checklist
Methadone - Pharmacology, Dosing and Interactions

Methadone is more of an Art than a Science, it’s a
Methadone - Pharmacology ... #Methadone #Pharmacology ... #Interactions #Pain ... #Addiction #Management
Pancreatitis management checklist 
Evaluation to guide etiology & management 
 - RUQ ultrasound 
 - Calcium
checklist Evaluation ... Pain control - ... gram Q6hr) and pain-dose ... #Pancreatitis #Checklist ... #CriticalCare
Checklist for Treatment of Delirium in the ICU 

Remove causative factors 
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Exclude hypoglycemia if
Checklist for Treatment ... if uncontrolled pain ... sleeping, administer pharmacologic ... #Management #Treatment ... #MICU #CriticalCare
Pearls for Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder

First-line pharmacotherapies for moderate to severe AUD include naltrexone and
include abdominal pain ... #UseDisorder #Management ... Therapies #Screening #Addiction ... #Medications #Pharmacology
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist ... Drugs to avoid (main ... MyastheniaGravis #Checklist ... #Management #CriticalCare
ICU Pre-Rounding Bundle Checklist
VITALS: trends!
 • Important to know if the pt is getting better or
Pre-Rounding Bundle Checklist ... : what's their main ... PreRounding #Bundle #Checklist ... #CriticalCare # ... Management
Post Proning Nursing Checklist
Head/Face: 
 - Check ETT/tracheostomy is accessible/not kinked (ETT cm at teeth …..)
Proning Nursing Checklist ... well sedated and pain ... Proning #Nursing #Checklist ... #Post #Prone #CriticalCare ... #Management
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
Pain, Agitation, ... No pharmacologic ... (Haldol) - No pharmacologic ... Delirium #PAD #ICU #CriticalCare ... #diagnosis #management
Alcohol Use Disorder - Maintenance Treatment
Naltrexone (first line) - First line for most people without contraindications
if also chronic pain ... if neuropathic pain ... Maintenance #Treatment #management ... #pharmacology # ... table #addiction