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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 ... used for pain & agitation ... worsen delirium Antipsychotics ... #Delirium #pharmacology ... #criticalcare
Neurological Side Effects of Antipsychotic Drugs
Acute dystonia - Spasm of muscles of tongue, face, neck, back
back • Time: 1-5 days ... Antiparkinsonian agents are diagnostic ... not anxiety or "agitation ... • Time: 5-60 days ... #SideEffects #pharmacology
Characteristics of Serotonin Syndrome and Other Hyperthermic Syndromes 
Serotonin Syndrome
 - SSRIs, second-generation antidepressants, MAOIs, linezolid,
diarrhea, mydriasis, agitation ... - D2-blocking antipsychotics ... onset over 1-3 days ... Hyperthermic #Syndromes #Diagnosis
Checklist for Treatment of Delirium in the ICU 

Remove causative factors 
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Exclude hypoglycemia if
sleeping, administer pharmacologic ... severe nocturnal agitation ... refractory to antipsychotic ... Reorientation during the day ... Treatment #MICU #CriticalCare
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
Pain, Agitation, ... Antipsychotics: ... No pharmacologic ... Delirium #PAD #ICU #CriticalCare ... #diagnosis #management
The crusade against “Ab”Normal Saline continues.  This is a non-physiologic fluid that can harm our
patients in several ways ... #foamed #criticalcare ... #management #diagnosis ... #treatment #pharmacology