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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
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 ... sleeping, administer pharmacologic ... refractory to antipsychotic ... #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 ... #CriticalCare #
Cannot Intubate, Cannot Oxygenate (CICO) Checklist Mnemonic 

C - Call it and communicate it: 
- Communicate
Oxygenate (CICO) Checklist ... Ask help received ... attempts at face mask ... Law #CICO #Checklist ... Mnemonic #Management #CriticalCare
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
Admitting in the ICU ... - Checklist VITALS ... : • For most ICU ... #Pearls #Checklist ... diagnosis #workup #criticalcare
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 #
Management of Jehovah's Witness patient in ICU 

Clarify which products may be used 
 - Discuss
Witness patient in ICU ... limit to mission-critical ... twitter.com/PulmCrit #Checklist ... Witnesses #patient #ICU ... #CriticalCare #
COVID-19 Intubation Checklist

Personal protective equipment (PPE)
 • Standard PPE
   • N95 or PAPR.
-19 Intubation Checklist ... using BVM: Hold mask ... Internet Book of Critical ... COVID19 #Intubation #Checklist ... SARSCoV2 #Management #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 ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare ... #icu #clinical ... #pharmacology
Percutaneous Dilational Tracheostomy - Procedure Instructions Checklist
Tracheostomy is to establish a definitive surgical opening into the
Procedure Instructions Checklist ... performed in the ICU ... vertical skin incision ... #Tracheostomy #criticalcare ... #pulmonary #checklist