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Running out of Analgesia and Sedation Medications due to #COVID19?  Anand Swaminathan, MD has put
Running out of Analgesia ... and Analgesia Alternative ... management #covid19 #treatment ... #sedative #analgesia ... #pharmacology #
Pain Assessment and Management Initiative (PAMI) - Procedural Sedation and Analgesia Medications 

#Management #Pain #Pharmacology #PSA
Pain Assessment ... ) - Procedural Sedation ... and Analgesia Medications ... #Management #Pain ... #Pharmacology #
Post-Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS)
Symptoms of PICS:
 - Physical Domain: Generalized weakness, Fatigue, Difficulty walking
 - Cognitive
illness - Prior psychiatric ... and/or analgesia ... and analgesics ... guide targeted treatments ... CAM-ICU) - Pain
Antipsychotic Side Effect Profiles (Typical / AtypicaI)

Listed by Extrapyramidal Side Effects (EPSE), Weight Gain, Elevated Prolactin
(EPSE), Weight Gain ... Prolactin (PRL), Sedation ... SideEffects #Adverse #Psychiatry ... #Pharmacology #
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
indicate inadequate analgesia ... will vary with clinical ... causes amnesia and analgesia ... No pharmacologic ... (Haldol) - No pharmacologic
ED Opioid Stewardship Algorithm

Opioid Naive vs Opioid Tolerant

1. Patient Specific, Pain Syndrome-Targeted Approach
2. Combinations of Non-Pharmacologic
Patient Specific, Pain ... Combinations of Non-Pharmacologic ... Analgesia (NPA) ... Medication Assisted Treatment ... Algorithm #Management #Pain
Dueling analgo-sedative ladders for intubated COVID patients

Dr. Josh Farkas @pulmcirt - Internet Book of Critical Care
Dueling analgo-sedative ... Internet Book of Critical ... Care @iBookCC #analgesia ... #sedation #sedatives ... ladders #COVID19 #pharmacology
Randomized Clinical Trial of IV Acetaminophen as an Analgesic Adjunct for Older Adults with Acute Severe
Randomized Clinical ... Acetaminophen as an Analgesic ... with Acute Severe Pain ... as an adjunct analgesic ... #Pharmacology #
Anticonvulsants as Mood Stabilizers: Mechanism and Side-effect
Examples: Valproate, Carbamazepine, Lamotrigine
 • Mild anticholinergic effect -> Drowsiness
Neurologic effect - Sedation ... pruritus, weight gain ... Pathophysiology #Psychiatry ... #Pharmacology
SSRI Initiation
How long before increasing dose?
 • 4 wks. Initial response in 2-4 wks, max response
Paroxetine: Weight gain ... Sedating. ... Initiation #depression #psychiatry ... #treatment #management