7 results
ICU Sedation Scales (RASS and modified Ramsay Sedation Scales)
Richmond Agitation-Sedation Scale (RASS) #Diagnosis #Nursing #RASS #Richmond
Scales) Richmond Agitation-Sedation ... Scale (RASS) #Diagnosis ... #Richmond #Agitation ... #Ramsay #ICU #Assessment ... #Score
Richmond Agitation-Sedation Scale (RASS)

#RASS #Richmond #Agitation #Sedation #Scale #Assessment #Nursing #Diagnosis #Score
Richmond Agitation-Sedation ... #Agitation #Sedation ... #Scale #Assessment ... #Nursing #Diagnosis ... #Score
Initial assessment and management of coma in pediatric population.

Airway - is it secure? 
Breathing — is
Initial assessment ... and management ... meningococcal purpuric rash ... #Peds #ABCs #CriticalCare ... #Diagnosis
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
stepwise daily assessment ... Total scores >2 ... (RASS) - Validated ... Delirium #PAD #ICU #CriticalCare ... #diagnosis #management
Gamma hydroxybutyrate (GHB) - Toxicology

Clinical presentation
 - Symptoms of GHB toxicity include: short term anterograde amnesia,
amnesia, drowsiness, coma ... failure due to sedation ... symptoms can include agitation ... Toxicology #Toxicity #Diagnosis ... #Management #Pharmacology
Post-Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS)
Symptoms of PICS:
 - Physical Domain: Generalized weakness, Fatigue, Difficulty walking
 - Cognitive
Prolonged use of sedation ... CAM-ICU) - Pain assessment ... titration (RASS ... Syndrome #PICS #diagnosis ... #management #criticalcare
European Resuscitation Council–European Society of Intensive Care Medicine algorithm for neuroprognostication after cardiac arrest. Reproduced from
rate, M Glasgow Coma ... Scale Motor score ... potentials #Diagnosis ... #Management #Neurology ... #CriticalCare #