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Dosing of Ketamine for Severe Agitation 

#ketamine #psychiatry #algorithm #agitation #dosing #Combative #Excited #Delirium #Sedation
agitation #dosing #Combative ... Excited #Delirium #Sedation
Richmond Agitation Sedation Scale
+4 - Combative, Violent, Immediate Danger to Staff
+3 - Very Agitated - Pulls
Richmond Agitation Sedation ... Scale +4 - Combative ... sec) -2 - Light Sedation ... -3 - Moderate Sedation ... Contact) -4 - Deep Sedation
Sedative-Hypnotic Drugs
Benzodiazepines:
 - Bind to specific GABAA receptor subunits at central nervous system (CNS) neuronal synapses
Sedative-Hypnotic ... CNS including sedation ... CNS including sedation ... drugs #Sedative ... pharmacology #comparison #table
Emergency Department Agitated Patient Treatment Map
- reuben strayer
@emupdates

#Management #Agitated #Combative #Patient #Treatment #Map #Sedation #Dosing #Monitoring
Management #Agitated #Combative ... Treatment #Map #Sedation
RASS (Richmond Agitation Sedation Scale)
4 - Combative - Overtly combative, violent, immediate danger to staff
3 -
Richmond Agitation Sedation ... Scale) 4 - Combative ... - Overtly combative ... 10sec) -2 - Light sedation ... -3 - Moderate sedation
Toxidromes Summary Table
Heart Rate - Respiratory Rate - Blood Pressure - Mental Status - Skin -
Toxidromes Summary Table ... • Opioid • Sedative ... Toxidromes #comparison #table
Point of Care Lung Ultrasound - Stages of Collapse and Consolidation

A. NORMAL AERATION. LUNG SLIDING +
NORMAL AERATION. ... REDUCED AERATION ... SEVERELY REDUCED AERATION ... Consolidation #Stages #POCUS
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Oral anti-hypertensives with relative fast onset of action (Hypertensive Emergency)

The key concern with oral antihypertensive agents
e.g. procedural sedation ... #Pharmacology #Table
Extubation Checklist Mnemonic - MASCOTS
M - Mechanism (Underlying mechanism improving)
A - Airway (Patent, difficult intubation)
S -
Oxygenation (O2 stable ... S - SAT/SBT (Sedation
Side Effects of Atypical and Typical Antipsychotics - Comparison Table
Atypical antipsychotics: Risperidone, Quetiapine, Olanzapine, Amisulpride, Ziprasidone
Antipsychotics - Comparison Table ... effects include: - Sedation ... Profiles #Comparison #Table