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Valproic Acid in the ICU for Agitation and Delirium
Up to 70% of ICU patients experience agitation
in the ICU for Agitation ... benzodiazepines used for pain ... & agitation can ... not supported by guidelines ... #Delirium #pharmacology
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
Pain, Agitation, ... doses (ie. 20 mg/hr ... No pharmacologic ... (Haldol) - No pharmacologic ... CriticalCare #diagnosis #management
Heart Failure (HFrEF) Treatment - GDMT for stage C 

For patients with Heart Failure with REDUCED
HFrEF), we follow Guideline-Directed ... ivabradine if patients HR ... by the ACC/AHA guidelines ... HeartFailure #HFrEF #Pharmacology ... #Management #Treatment
Checklist for Treatment of Delirium in the ICU 

Remove causative factors 
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Exclude hypoglycemia if
if uncontrolled pain ... sleeping, administer pharmacologic ... severe nocturnal agitation ... Delirium #Checklist #Management
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Diagnosis and Management ... blood/mucus, Abd pain ... improvement with Tx Management ... CDI Treatment Guideline ... infectiousdiseases #IDSA #gastroenterology
Colorectal Cancer screening in ulcerative colitis per new UC guidelines
- Colonoscopy is the recommended method for
colitis per new UC guidelines ... UlcerativeColitis #Guidelines ... #PrimaryCare #Gastroenterology ... #Management #Colonoscopy
Systemic Therapy for Hepatocellular Carcinoma - AGA Clinical Practice Guideline

First Line Treatment for HCC with Preserved
Clinical Practice Guideline ... Systemic #Treatment #Management ... #Hepatology #Gastroenterology ... #oncology #Pharmacology
Diagnosis and Management of Achalasia - ACG Guidelines

Who to suspect?
 • Patients presenting with progressive dysphagia
Diagnosis and Management ... Achalasia - ACG Guidelines ... heart burn, chest pain ... Botulinum toxin • Pharmacologic ... #gastroenterology
Fentanyl Conversion Table
Fentanyl patch 25 mcg/hr = Morphine PO 50 mg/day
Fentanyl patch 50 mcg/hr = Morphine
Fentanyl patch 25 mcg/hr ... Fentanyl patch 50 mcg/hr ... Fentanyl patch 75 mcg/hr ... Conversion #Table #pharmacology ... #pain #management
GRACE-2 Guidelines for Low-Risk, Recurrent Abdominal Pain in the ED

1) Should adult ED patients with low-risk,
GRACE-2 Guidelines ... Recurrent Abdominal Pain ... non-opioid and/or non-pharmacologic ... SAEMonline #GRACE2 #Guidelines ... Emergency #diagnosis #management