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Checklist for Evaluation of New-Onset Delirium in the ICU

Initial assessment 
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Vital signs, neuro exam
Checklist for Evaluation ... glucose - Review medication ... - CBC with differential ... - Relevant drug ... nonconvuIsive status #Checklist
Altered Mental Status - Differential Diagnosis
 • Neurologic: Stroke, Cerebral hypoxia, Cerebral hemorrhage, Seizure, Trauma, TBI,
Abscess • Toxic: Medications ... , Recreational drugs ... Insomnia, HTN, PRES, Pain ... Constipation, Delirium ... #Diagnosis #Causes
Pancreatitis management checklist 
Evaluation to guide etiology & management 
 - RUQ ultrasound 
 - Calcium
checklist Evaluation ... - Review of medication ... potentially causative drugs ... Pain control - ... limit them as able
Causes of Constipation - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 • Motility: Diet, IBS-C, Colonic inertia, Pelvic floor disorders,
Causes of Constipation ... - Differential ... compression • Drugs ... disease, Anal pain ... (e.g. fissure),
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis by Mechanism
Decr Blood Pressure (“Decr Effective Circulating Volume”) 
 - Volume depletion
Hyponatremia - Differential ... exacerbation) - Drugs ... SSRIs) Severe pain ... #Diagnosis #Table ... #Causes #Sodium
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification
Reflex Syncope 
 - Vasovagal syncope
   • Prolonged standing
Shock - Differential ... draw • Severe pain ... depletion - Medication ... Classification #Table ... #Causes
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
it should not cause ... A dissociative drug ... , it causes amnesia ... SE: prolonged QTC ... CriticalCare #diagnosis #management
Checklist for Treatment of Delirium in the ICU 

Remove causative factors 
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Exclude hypoglycemia if
of Delirium in ... - Review the medication ... if uncontrolled pain ... #Delirium #Checklist ... #Management #Treatment
Hydroxychloroquine is an antimalarial & DMARD (disease modifying antirheumatic drug). It is currently being discussed as
tinnitus) and may cause ... It also can cause ... vomiting; abdominal pain ... hypoglycemia), QTc ... who require this medication
Bradycardia
1) First Steps: IV, O2, Monitors, ECG, Pads on patient, Crash Cart in room. Is patient
from CHF, Chest Pain ... medication. 3) ... Patients DIE: Drugs ... bradycardia #diagnosis #differential ... #management #cardiology