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Managing Pain, Anxiety and Delirium in the ICU

Nick Mark MD @nickmmark

#Pain #Anxiety #Delirium #CriticalCare #Comparison #Management
Managing Pain, Anxiety ... Delirium in the ICU ... @nickmmark #Pain ... #CriticalCare # ... Comparison #Management
Post-Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS)
Symptoms of PICS:
 - Physical Domain: Generalized weakness, Fatigue, Difficulty walking
 - Cognitive
Post-Intensive Care ... Emotional Domain: Anxiety ... ) - Pain assessment ... PICS #diagnosis #management ... #criticalcare #
Vasopressors and Inotropes
 • Norepinephrine - Levophed - "Levo" - Generally thought of as the first
common in OR; in MICU ... Vasopressors #Inotropes #management ... #criticalcare # ... summary #comparison ... #table #pharmacology
Primary and Secondary Headaches - Red Flags and Differential Diagnosis
Red Flags (SNOOP):
S - Systemic		
N - Neurologic
/Temple • Pain ... quickly, deep pain ... Meningitis Trauma - Post-Trauma ... Hypoglycemia Anatomy ... primary #secondary #management
Checklist for Treatment of Delirium in the ICU 

Remove causative factors 
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Exclude hypoglycemia if
if uncontrolled pain ... - Earplugs & eye ... sleeping, administer pharmacologic ... Delirium #Checklist #Management ... #CriticalCare