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Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
Pain, Agitation, ... stepwise daily assessment ... Total scores >2 ... Delirium #PAD #ICU #CriticalCare ... #diagnosis #management
For children greater than one year who are preverbal, a well performing scale is the FLACC
scale is the FLACC score ... reassessments are helpful, as ... #Diagnosis #Peds ... PostOperative #PainScale ... #rFLACC #Assessment
Post-Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS)
Symptoms of PICS:
 - Physical Domain: Generalized weakness, Fatigue, Difficulty walking
 - Cognitive
immobilization, Severity ... CAM-ICU) - Pain assessment ... (CPOT, VAS) ... Syndrome #PICS #diagnosis ... #management #criticalcare
Hemophilia - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis:
 • Consistent bleeding history (unless screening for disease in family members
and Management ... A vs. ... ) • Classify severity ... Avoid meds that ... though safety assessment
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
know if the pt has ... esp in work-up/management ... own objective assessment ... Pearls #Checklist #diagnosis ... #workup #criticalcare
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
simply a clinical diagnosis ... The assessment of ... to be in ADHF starts ... #algorithm #management ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare
There are similarities and differences between these 3 conditions which all carry treatment implications. Each mimic
breakdown of glycogen stores ... patients who are severely ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management ... #treatment #criticalcare