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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 ... Non-pharmacologic ... Pharmacologic ... #pharmacology # ... management #criticalcare
Delirium Overview

 • What is Delirium?
 • Types of Delirium
 • Common Causes
 • Reversible Causes
Delirium Overview ... • What is Delirium ... • Types of Delirium ... Reversible Causes • Drug-Induced ... diagnosis #management #differential
MOVE STUPID - Mnemonic for Altered Mental Status (Delirium)
 - Metabolic (hypercalcemia, hyponatremia)
 - Oxygen (hypoxia)
Mental Status (Delirium ... Infectious - Drugs ... encephalopathy #differential ... diagnosis #confusion #Delirium
Valproic Acid in the ICU for Agitation and Delirium
Up to 70% of ICU patients experience agitation
Agitation and Delirium ... agitation can worsen delirium ... guidelines for delirium ... #pharmacology # ... criticalcare
Checklist for Evaluation of New-Onset Delirium in the ICU

Initial assessment 
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Vital signs, neuro exam
Evaluation of New-Onset Delirium ... - CBC with differential ... - Relevant drug ... #Checklist #Delirium ... #Workup #MICU #CriticalCare
Drug of choice for systemic anaphylaxis - High yield pharmacology notes
#pharmacology #management #algorithm #criticalcare
Drug of choice for ... anaphylaxis - High yield pharmacology ... notes #pharmacology ... management #algorithm #criticalcare
Hypertension and Altered Mental Status (AMS) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hypertension:
 • Hypertensive emergency
 • Hypertensive encephalopathy
Status (AMS) - Differential ... Seizures/NCSE • Delirium ... renal crises Drug ... inhibitors Drug ... encephalopathy #altered #Differential
Drugs Implicated in Hemolytic Anemia
 • Hapten (Drug binding to RBC membrane): Penicillin, Cephalosporin, Tetracycline, Tolbutamide,
Drugs Implicated ... Anemia • Hapten (Drug ... Omeprazole, Sulfa drugs ... Hemolytic #Anemia #differential ... #diagnosis #pharmacology
Causes of Drug-Induced Cardiomyopathies

#DrugInduced #Medications #Cardiomyopathy #Cardiomyopathies #Differential #Causes #Cardiology #Pharmacology
Causes of Drug-Induced ... Cardiomyopathies #Differential ... Causes #Cardiology #Pharmacology
COVID-19 review…here is a list of some of the drugs that are currently being used or
of some of the drugs ... here are the 4 drug ... Pharmacotherapy #Pharmacology ... #CriticalCare #