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Delirium Overview

 • What is Delirium?
 • Types of Delirium
 • Common Causes
 • Reversible Causes
Delirium Overview ... • Types of Delirium ... Reversible Causes • Drug-Induced ... • Non-Pharm Management ... #diagnosis #management
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
Drug-induced delirium ... management of delirium ... Pharmacologic ... management of delirium ... #diagnosis
Shock and Vasoactive Drugs 
1) Determine type and etiology of shock
 • Distributive: Sepsis, Anaphylaxis, Neurogenic
and Vasoactive Drugs ... pharmacology ... #pharmacology # ... inopressors #diagnosis ... #management #comparison
Glaucoma is a condition that involves an increase in pressure inside the eye. It occurs when
pressure inside the eye ... drain out of the eye ... glaucoma and is the drug ... glaucoma #pharmacology ... #treatment #management
Checklist for Treatment of Delirium in the ICU 

Remove causative factors 
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Exclude hypoglycemia if
for Treatment of Delirium ... - Earplugs & eye ... sleeping, administer pharmacologic ... #Delirium #Checklist ... #Management #Treatment
Managing warfarin INR

Warfarin dosage must be individualized according to the patient's response to the drug, and
response to the drug ... #management #algorithm ... #pharmacology # ... decisionaid #cardiology #hematology
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
A dissociative drug ... No pharmacologic ... (Haldol) - No pharmacologic ... #CriticalCare #diagnosis ... #management
Neurological Side Effects of Antipsychotic Drugs
Acute dystonia - Spasm of muscles of tongue, face, neck, back
Antipsychotic Drugs ... Antiparkinsonian agents are diagnostic ... dose or change drug ... #SideEffects #pharmacology ... #management
First Generation Anti-Psychotics: Mechanisms and Side Effects
Typical/Conventional Anti-Psychotics - Examples: Haloperidol, Chlorpromazine

ACh M1 antagonist - Block
body (mouth, gut, eyes ... irreversible • Drug ... spasms of neck, eye ... #SideEffects #pharmacology ... #diagnosis #psychiatry
Primary and Secondary Headaches - Red Flags and Differential Diagnosis
Red Flags (SNOOP):
S - Systemic		
N - Neurologic
and Differential Diagnosis ... unilateral • Around Eye ... Lacrimation, Red Eye ... Hypoglycemia Anatomy ... primary #secondary #management