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Pharmacologic Options for Management of Excited Delirium 
Benzodiazepines
 - Diazepam 
 - Lorazepam 
 - Midazolam
Pharmacologic Options for Management ... of Excited Delirium ... - Midazolam Antipsychotics ... Diphenhydramine #Excited #Delirium ... #Management #Pharmacology
Delirium: Top Tips

1. LOOK CAREFULLY FOR DELIRIUM 
2. HARNESS THE POWER OF THE FAMILY 
3. FIND/STOP
Delirium: Top Tips ... CAREFULLY FOR DELIRIUM ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Geriatrics #Delirium ... Guidelines #PINCHME #Mnemonic
Delirium Do's And Don'ts  Guideline

These are my delirium do’s and don’ts which I tweeted earlier,
Delirium Do's And ... These are my delirium ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Geriatrics #Delirium ... Guidelines #PINCHME #Mnemonic
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 ... #Diagnosis #Management
Neurological Side Effects of Antipsychotic Drugs
Acute dystonia - Spasm of muscles of tongue, face, neck, back
Side Effects of Antipsychotic ... Young, antipsychotic ... • Tx: Stop antipsychotic ... #Medications #SideEffects ... #pharmacology #management
Checklist for Treatment of Delirium in the ICU 

Remove causative factors 
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Exclude hypoglycemia if
for Treatment of Delirium ... refractory to antipsychotic ... #Delirium #Checklist ... #Management #Treatment
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
Agitation, and Delirium ... below) D - Delirium ... Antipsychotics: ... Pain #Agitation #Delirium ... CriticalCare #diagnosis #management
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-monotherapy-withdrawal-management-algorithm-pulmcrit-protocol ... Any residual delirium ... treated with an antipsychotic ... #Management #Alcohol