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Valproic Acid in the ICU for Agitation and Delirium
Up to 70% of ICU patients experience agitation
Valproic Acid in ... Delirium Up to ... Antipsychotics ... #pharmacology # ... criticalcare
Running out of Analgesia and Sedation Medications due to #COVID19?  Anand Swaminathan, MD has put
out of Analgesia and ... REBEL Review #97 ... management #covid19 #treatment ... #sarscov2 #criticalcare ... sedative #analgesia #pharmacology
Checklist for Treatment of Delirium in the ICU 

Remove causative factors 
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Exclude hypoglycemia if
of Delirium in ... sleeping, administer pharmacologic ... refractory to antipsychotic ... #Delirium #Checklist ... #MICU #CriticalCare
Neurological Side Effects of Antipsychotic Drugs
Acute dystonia - Spasm of muscles of tongue, face, neck, back
Young, antipsychotic ... variable tremor, mask ... months or years of treatment ... months or years of treatment ... #SideEffects #pharmacology
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
Delirium (PAD) ... Antipsychotics: ... No pharmacologic ... (Haldol) - No pharmacologic ... #PAD #ICU #CriticalCare