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Valproic Acid in the ICU for Agitation and Delirium
Up to 70% of ICU patients experience agitation
Valproic Acid in the ICU ... for Agitation and ... Delirium Up to 70% of ICU ... #Delirium #pharmacology ... #criticalcare
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
Pain, Agitation, ... A dissociative drug ... No pharmacologic ... (Haldol) - No pharmacologic ... #CriticalCare #
ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITIES IN INTENSIVE CARE

Antibiotic spectra made simple(r). Version 2, now updated with new bugs &
with new bugs & drugs ... Susceptibilities #ICU ... #CriticalCare ... #Overview #Pharmacology
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
Delirium in the ICU ... causes of delirium Drug-induced ... theABofPharmaC #ICU ... #Delirium #pharmacology ... #management #criticalcare
Neurological Side Effects of Antipsychotic Drugs
Acute dystonia - Spasm of muscles of tongue, face, neck, back
Antipsychotic Drugs ... naive patients at highest ... not anxiety or "agitation ... dose or change drug ... #SideEffects #pharmacology
Checklist for Evaluation of New-Onset Delirium in the ICU

Initial assessment 
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Vital signs, neuro exam
Delirium in the ICU ... - CBC with differential ... - Relevant drug ... Evaluation #Workup #MICU ... #CriticalCare #
Managing warfarin INR

Warfarin dosage must be individualized according to the patient's response to the drug, and
response to the drug ... range) is 65% or higher ... management #algorithm #pharmacology ... decisionaid #cardiology #hematology
Checklist for Treatment of Delirium in the ICU 

Remove causative factors 
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Exclude hypoglycemia if
Delirium in the ICU ... sleeping, administer pharmacologic ... severe nocturnal agitation ... Management #Treatment #MICU ... #CriticalCare
Common sodium channel blockers which cause QRS widening.

Anticonvulsants: 
 - Carbamazepine 
Antidysrhythmics:  
 - Group
- Group IA and IC ... Antimalarial drugs ... widening #ECG #EKG #Pharmacology ... Toxicology #Diagnosis #Differential ... #Drugs #Classes
Drug Induced Uveitis - Medications Associated with Uveitis

#DrugInduced #Uveitis #Medications #Rheumatology #Pharmacology #Differential #Causes
Drug Induced Uveitis ... #Medications #Rheumatology ... #Pharmacology # ... Differential #Causes