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Valproic Acid in the ICU for Agitation and Delirium
Up to 70% of ICU patients experience agitation
Valproic Acid in ... the ICU for Agitation ... Antipsychotics ... ASykedPharmD #Valproic #Acid ... #Delirium #pharmacology
Neurological Side Effects of Antipsychotic Drugs
Acute dystonia - Spasm of muscles of tongue, face, neck, back
Side Effects of Antipsychotic ... Young, antipsychotic ... after stopping antipsychotic ... • Tx: Stop antipsychotic ... #Drugs #Medications
Checklist for Treatment of Delirium in the ICU 

Remove causative factors 
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Exclude hypoglycemia if
in the ICU Remove ... - Review the medication ... refractory to antipsychotic ... #Management #Treatment ... #MICU #CriticalCare
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
and Delirium (PAD ... will vary with clinical ... A dissociative drug ... Antipsychotics: ... #ICU #CriticalCare