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PRONE POSITIONING - Portsmouth ICU @icu_portsmouth

#Prone #Positioning #Procedure #Proning #Protocol #Checklist #Instructions #Protocol #Proned #Management #CriticalCare
POSITIONING - Portsmouth ICU ... Positioning #Procedure #Proning ... Protocol #Proned #Management ... #CriticalCare # ... ARDS
Enteral Nutrition - ICU One Pager
 • When to start enteral feeds
 • When NOT to
Enteral Nutrition - ICU ... Enteral #Nutrition #criticalcare ... #icu #pharmacology ... #diagnosis #management
Approach to ARDS - PseudoARDS

A diagnostic/therapeutic strategy for ARDS is suggested, based on the PROSEVA trial
PseudoARDS A diagnostic ... Initial management ... may benefit from proning ... don't require proning ... #Management #CriticalCare
Delirium in the ICU

Defining delirium
Types of delirium
Consequences of delirium
Reversible causes of delirium
Drug-induced delirium
Non-pharmacologic management of delirium
Pharmacologic
Delirium in the ICU ... Pharmacologic ... theABofPharmaC #ICU ... #management #criticalcare ... #diagnosis
Post Proning Nursing Checklist
Head/Face: 
 - Check ETT/tracheostomy is accessible/not kinked (ETT cm at teeth …..)
- Eyes taped ... pressure on the eyes ... between legs Arms ... #Post #Prone #CriticalCare ... #Management
Checklist for Treatment of Delirium in the ICU 

Remove causative factors 
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Exclude hypoglycemia if
Delirium in the ICU ... - Earplugs & eye ... sleeping, administer pharmacologic ... Delirium #Checklist #Management ... #CriticalCare
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
Differential Diagnosis ... activating system/ARAS ... pontine lesion • Roving ... • If ok with ICU ... neurology #comatose #diagnosis
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
Addressing the ICU ... No pharmacologic ... (Haldol) - No pharmacologic ... #CriticalCare # ... diagnosis #management
Primary and Secondary Headaches - Red Flags and Differential Diagnosis
Red Flags (SNOOP):
S - Systemic		
N - Neurologic
and Differential Diagnosis ... Lacrimation, Red Eye ... Increased/Decreased ICP ... Hypoglycemia Anatomy ... primary #secondary #management
The crusade against “Ab”Normal Saline continues.  This is a non-physiologic fluid that can harm our
The ECF and ICF ... The ICF responds ... #foamed #criticalcare ... #management #diagnosis ... #treatment #pharmacology