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Valproic Acid in the ICU for Agitation and Delirium
Up to 70% of ICU patients experience agitation
the ICU for Agitation ... to 70% of ICU patients ... worsen delirium Antipsychotics ... Agitation #Delirium #pharmacology ... #criticalcare
The BLUE-protocol decision tree - performed on dyspneic patients who will be admitted to the ICU

The
The BLUE-protocol ... decision tree - ... admitted to the ICU ... regardless of size and ... Algorithm #Dyspnea #CriticalCare
The BLUE-protocol decision tree - performed on dyspneic patients who will be admitted to the ICU

The
The BLUE-protocol ... decision tree - ... admitted to the ICU ... regardless of size and ... Algorithm #Dyspnea #CriticalCare
The BLUE-protocol decision tree - performed on dyspneic patients who will be admitted to the ICU

The
The BLUE-protocol ... decision tree - ... admitted to the ICU ... regardless of size and ... /11924/dyspnea-criticalcare-pulmonary-algorithm-pocus
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 ... #CriticalCare #
Checklist for Treatment of Delirium in the ICU 

Remove causative factors 
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Exclude hypoglycemia if
Delirium in the ICU ... medication list and ... sleeping, administer pharmacologic ... refractory to antipsychotic ... #CriticalCare
Vasopressors and Inotropes
 • Norepinephrine - Levophed - "Levo" - Generally thought of as the first
Vasopressors and ... common in OR; in MICU ... • Methylene Blue ... Inotropes #management #criticalcare ... comparison #table #pharmacology
Stress Ulcer Prophylaxis

Stress ulcerations are common in ICU patients and may lead to hemorrhage if not
are common in ICU ... patients and may ... Risk Factors • Clinical ... #Prophylaxis #criticalcare ... #pharmacology #
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
just simply a clinical ... range of possible clinical ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare ... #icu #clinical ... #pharmacology