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Pharmacologic Options for Management of Excited Delirium 
Benzodiazepines
 - Diazepam 
 - Lorazepam 
 - Midazolam
Management of Excited Delirium ... - Midazolam Antipsychotics ... Diphenhydramine #Excited #Delirium
Delirium Overview

 • What is Delirium?
 • Types of Delirium
 • Common Causes
 • Reversible Causes
Delirium Overview ... • Types of Delirium ... • Common Causes ... • Reversible Causes ... • Drug-Induced Causes
Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome - Diagnosis
Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome is an idiosyncratic reaction to antipsychotic medications classically characterized
idiosyncratic reaction to antipsychotic ... Triggers: - Antipsychotics ... initiation of antipsychotics ... Serotonin Syndrome, Delirium ... Syndrome #Diagnosis #neurology
Delirium Causes: PInCH ME Mnemonic

- Jon Carter @learnedjon

#Delirium #Causes #PInCHME #Mnemonic #Differential #Diagnosis #Geriatrics
Delirium Causes: ... learnedjon #Delirium ... #Causes #PInCHME
Valproic Acid in the ICU for Agitation and Delirium
Up to 70% of ICU patients experience agitation
Agitation and Delirium ... experience agitation or delirium ... agitation can worsen delirium ... Antipsychotics ... guidelines for delirium
Delirium Tips: What NOT To Do:
 - Don't think delirium is a benign condition 
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Delirium Tips: What ... - Don't think delirium ... patients who have delirium ... - Don't use antipsychotic ... Management #Geriatrics #Delirium
Causes of Excessive Daytime Sleepiness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Insufficient Sleep
 • Poor Sleep Hygiene
 • Insomnia
Causes of Excessive ... Disorders • Neurologic ... Opioid Analgesics, Antipsychotics ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
maintained fever CAUSES ... haloperidol and other antipsychotics ... antidepressants, antipsychotics ... Phaeochromocytoma Neurologic ... #Differential #Causes
Altered Mental Status - Differential Diagnosis
 • Neurologic: Stroke, Cerebral hypoxia, Cerebral hemorrhage, Seizure, Trauma, TBI,
Differential Diagnosis • Neurologic ... Constipation, Delirium ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
Agitation, and Delirium ... below) D - Delirium ... it should not cause ... dissociative drug, it causes ... Antipsychotics: