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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 ... @nickmmark #Pain ... Anxiety #Delirium #CriticalCare ... #Comparison #Management ... #Diagnosis #ICU
Gerstmann Syndrome
1) Finger agnosia - Inability to name their own fingers, affecting both sides
2) Right-left confusion
Gerstmann Syndrome 1) Finger ... name their own fingers ... - Inability to differentiate ... Causes: Stroke (main ... Syndrome #neurology #diagnosis
How to identify and manage orofacial pain

#Orofacial #Pain #Syndromes #Differential #Diagnosis #Management
manage orofacial pain ... #Orofacial #Pain ... #Syndromes #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Management
Mallet Finger
Absence of a fracture does NOT exclude Mallet finger, the extension function of the DIP
Mallet Finger Absence ... fracture • ED Management ... : Pain control, ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis ... #Management #Hand
An Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chest Pain #Diagnosis #Management #EM #IM #Chest #Pain #ChestPain #Evaluation
Evaluation of Chest Pain ... #Diagnosis #Management ... EM #IM #Chest #Pain ... ChestPain #Evaluation #Differential
Mechanisms of Pain
Mixed - Nociceptive/Neuropathic
Nociceptive - Tissue Damage
 - Visceral - (From organ/cavity lining) Poorly localized,
Mechanisms of Pain ... Well-localized, sharp, short ... well-localized, dull, longer ... Mechanisms #Neurology #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
POCUS Algorithm for Chest Pain

Integrating POCUS in crashing chest pain is complex. Know the views that
Algorithm for Chest Pain ... crashing chest pain ... narrowing the differential ... POCUS #Algorithm #CriticalCare ... Shock #Crashing #Diagnosis
PHQ9 Depression Severity Scores and Proposed Treatment Actions
#Diagnosis #Management #PHQ9 #Depression #Severity #Scores #Scale
Depression Severity Scores ... and Proposed Treatment ... Actions #Diagnosis ... #Management #PHQ9 ... Depression #Severity #Scores
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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Shock - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... #Diagnosis #criticalcare ... #algorithm #treatment ... #management
The rationale for aggressive treatment of generalized status epilepticus was described previously here.  In short,
for aggressive treatment ... In short, best outcomes ... The longer the seizure ... #Management #Neurology ... #CriticalCare #