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Post-Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS)
Symptoms of PICS:
 - Physical Domain: Generalized weakness, Fatigue, Difficulty walking
 - Cognitive
sedation and/or analgesia ... of sedation and analgesics ... guide targeted treatments ... diagnosis #management #criticalcare ... #icu
Proposed analgesic ladder for critically ill patients
Above is one possible revision to the analgesic ladder.
Proposed analgesic ... #Management #CriticalCare ... #Pain #Analgesic ... #Ladder #Acetaminophen ... #Ketamine
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
Addressing the ICU ... indicate inadequate analgesia ... bradycardia • Ketamine ... causes amnesia and analgesia ... #CriticalCare #
Checklist for Treatment of Delirium in the ICU 

Remove causative factors 
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Exclude hypoglycemia if
Checklist for Treatment ... Delirium in the ICU ... Consider scheduled acetaminophen ... consider empiric treatment ... #MICU #CriticalCare
Randomized Controlled Trial of Intravenous Acetaminophen Versus Intravenous Hydromorphone for the Treatment of Acute Pain in
of Intravenous Acetaminophen ... Hydromorphone for the Treatment ... provides greater analgesia ... than IV acetaminophen ... dhcisewski #EBM
A prospective randomized, double-dummy trial comparing IV push low dose ketamine to short infusion of low
push low dose ketamine ... infusion of low dose ketamine ... for treatment of ... difference in analgesic ... Management #Pain #EBM
Acute Pancreatitis - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Epigastric abdominal pain (90%, characteristically
first 24h • Analgesia ... consider pain-dose ketamine ... (ICU); consider ... Diagnosis #Management #Treatment