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Pharmacologic Options for Management of Excited Delirium 
Benzodiazepines
 - Diazepam 
 - Lorazepam 
 - Midazolam
Management of Excited Delirium ... - Midazolam Antipsychotics ... Diphenhydramine #Excited #Delirium
Timing & Intensity of Alcohol Withdrawal Symptoms
- Delirium Tremens
- Seizures
- Hallucinosis
- Minor Withdrawal "The Shakes"

Dr. Melissa
Intensity of Alcohol Withdrawal ... Symptoms - Delirium ... Hallucinosis - Minor Withdrawal ... Diagnosis #Alcohol #Withdrawal
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 ... Antiemetics - Withdrawal ... Serotonin Syndrome, Delirium
Alcohol Withdrawal Timeline
Minor withdrawal (6 to 36 hours) - Tremulousness, mild anxiety, headache, diaphoresis, palpitations, gastrointestinal
Alcohol Withdrawal ... Timeline Minor withdrawal ... vital signs • Delirium ... to 96 hours) - Delirium ... BrighamChiefs #Alcohol #Withdrawal
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
Alcohol Withdrawal Summary

Pathophysiology, Symptoms, Cause, Course, Management 

#Diagnosis #Management #Pathophysiology #Alcohol #Withdrawal #Symptoms
Alcohol Withdrawal ... Summary Pathophysiology ... Diagnosis #Management #Pathophysiology ... #Alcohol #Withdrawal
Updated phenobarbital alcohol withdrawal protocol

See old algorithm here: https://www.grepmed.com/images/1485/phenobarbital-monotherapy-withdrawal-management-algorithm-pulmcrit-protocol

The protocol was consequently modified as shown below,
phenobarbital alcohol withdrawal ... Any residual delirium ... related to alcohol withdrawal ... treated with an antipsychotic ... Alcohol #EtOH #Withdrawal
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
The Hot and Altered Patient in the ED - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 • Heat Stroke
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Sedative-Hypnotic Withdrawal ... Differential #Diagnosis #delirium
Hypertension and Altered Mental Status (AMS) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hypertension:
 • Hypertensive emergency
 • Hypertensive encephalopathy
Seizures/NCSE • Delirium ... (-): • ETOH withdrawal ... • Opioid withdrawal