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Original ARDSNet Mechanical Ventilation Protocol

Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Network (ARDSNet)

NIH NHLBI ARDS Clinical Network 

#Management #CriticalCare
Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... Clinical Network #Management ... #CriticalCare # ... GrepMed Recommended Text ... : Marino's The ICU
Post-Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS)
Symptoms of PICS:
 - Physical Domain: Generalized weakness, Fatigue, Difficulty walking
 - Cognitive
Post-Intensive Care Syndrome ... IntensiveCare #Syndrome ... PICS #diagnosis #management ... #criticalcare # ... icu
The ARDSnet ideal body weight/tidal volume chart takes all of the calculations and guesswork out of
the calculations and ... tidal volume #Management ... #CriticalCare # ... GrepMed Recommended Text ... : Marino's The ICU
Stress Ulcer Prophylaxis

Stress ulcerations are common in ICU patients and may lead to hemorrhage if not
are common in ICU ... patients and may ... #Prophylaxis #criticalcare ... #pharmacology # ... management
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
Propofol infusion syndrome ... No pharmacologic ... (Haldol) - No pharmacologic ... #CriticalCare # ... diagnosis #management
Management of Jehovah's Witness patient in ICU 

Clarify which products may be used 
 - Discuss
Management of Jehovah's ... Witness patient in ICU ... mission-critical tests ... Empiric folate and ... #CriticalCare #
Checklist for Treatment of Delirium in the ICU 

Remove causative factors 
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Exclude hypoglycemia if
Delirium in the ICU ... medication list and ... sleeping, administer pharmacologic ... Delirium #Checklist #Management ... #CriticalCare
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
Admitting in the ICU ... esp in work-up/management ... : • For most ICU ... Urine Pregnancy Test ... diagnosis #workup #criticalcare
Vasopressors and Inotropes
 • Norepinephrine - Levophed - "Levo" - Generally thought of as the first
Vasopressors and ... common in OR; in MICU ... Vasopressors #Inotropes #management ... #criticalcare # ... comparison #table #pharmacology
Medical Treatment Algorithm for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Initial medical treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
COPD assessment test ... of expiration; ICS ... Treatment #Algorithm #Management ... LAMA #SABA #SAMA #ICS ... #Pharmacology