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Keeping up with Atypical Antipsychotics (aka second generation antipsychotics - SGA). I'll be posting series of
with Atypical Antipsychotics ... pharmcodynamic and ... "PINEs", "PIPs”and ... Psychiatry #Pharmacy #Pharmacology ... #InfoGraphic #Clinical
Central Venous Catheter site selection - Clinical Decision Aid
IJ vs Subclavian vs Supraclavicular vs Femoral by
site selection - Clinical ... Decision Aid IJ ... Femoral by ease and ... infection, DVT and ... #Management #CriticalCare
Neurological Side Effects of Antipsychotic Drugs
Acute dystonia - Spasm of muscles of tongue, face, neck, back
Side Effects of Antipsychotic ... Young, antipsychotic ... variable tremor, mask ... • Tx: Stop antipsychotic ... #SideEffects #pharmacology
Valproic Acid in the ICU for Agitation and Delirium
Up to 70% of ICU patients experience agitation
Valproic Acid in ... for Agitation and ... worsen delirium Antipsychotics ... Agitation #Delirium #pharmacology ... #criticalcare
Cannot Intubate, Cannot Oxygenate (CICO) Checklist Mnemonic 

C - Call it and communicate it: 
- Communicate
Ask help received ... I - Incision is ... attempts at face mask ... after vertical incision ... Mnemonic #Management #CriticalCare
Checklist for Treatment of Delirium in the ICU 

Remove causative factors 
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Exclude hypoglycemia if
medication list and ... sleeping, administer pharmacologic ... refractory to antipsychotic ... Physical therapy and ... Treatment #MICU #CriticalCare
Stress Ulcer Prophylaxis

Stress ulcerations are common in ICU patients and may lead to hemorrhage if not
in ICU patients and ... Risk Factors • Clinical ... #Prophylaxis #criticalcare ... #pharmacology #
Difficult Airway Algorithm

1. Assess the likelihood and clinical impact of basic management problems: 
 • Difficulty
the likelihood and ... clinical impact ... • Difficult mask ... relative merits and ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia #CriticalCare
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
will vary with clinical ... Antipsychotics: ... No pharmacologic ... (Haldol) - No pharmacologic ... Delirium #PAD #ICU #CriticalCare
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
just simply a clinical ... range of possible clinical ... are clinically ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare ... #pharmacology