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Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
Pain, Agitation, ... bradycardia • Ketamine ... dissociative drug, it causes ... Delirium #PAD #ICU #CriticalCare ... #diagnosis #management
Hypotension - Rapid Response Management

1) Ask for vitals en route
2) Immediate Assessment
3) Examine for a cause:
Assessment 3) Examine ... for a cause: use ... Obstructive 4) Diagnosis ... Hypotension #Management #criticalcare
Hypertension and Altered Mental Status (AMS) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hypertension:
 • Hypertensive emergency
 • Hypertensive encephalopathy
- Differential Diagnosis ... NCSE • Delirium/agitation ... Scleroderma renal crises ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #causes
Serotonin-Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors(SNRIs): Mechanisms and Side Effects

Withdrawal: Dizziness, Diarrhea, Insomnia, Nausea, Vomiting
Serotonin Syndrome - Potentially Life
Diarrhea, Insomnia, Nausea ... Cognitive Changes: Agitation ... gain Incr NE: Nausea ... SideEffects #Psychiatry #Diagnosis
Richmond Agitation Sedation Scale
+4 - Combative, Violent, Immediate Danger to Staff
+3 - Very Agitated - Pulls
Richmond Agitation ... RASS #Richmond #Agitation ... Sedation #Scale #diagnosis ... #criticalcare
Mydriasis and Miosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Causes of Mydriasis:
Dilated pupils (mydriasis) more than 7mm
 • Unilateral
- Differential Diagnosis ... Framework Causes ... mushrooms, PCP, Ketamine ... Hypothermia Causes ... #differential #diagnosis
Causes, classification and compensatory responses to shock.

Shock can be caused by any pathological process that leads
Causes, classification ... Shock can be caused ... The cause of shock ... #Diagnosis #CriticalCare ... #Differential #Causes
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors: Mechanisms and Side Effects
 • Serotonin Syndrome:
   - Autonomic Hyperactivity:
Cognitive Changes: Agitation ... Dizziness - Nausea ... SideEffects #Psychiatry #Diagnosis
Acute Altered Mental Status - Rapid Response Management

1) Ask while en route: vitals, hyper/hypoactive, POC glucose,
• Hyperactive (Agitation ... Hypoactive 3) Examine ... 4) Diagnosis and ... the underlying cause ... status #Management #criticalcare
Urine Drug Screens - Common drugs that may cause false positive tests 

Amphetamines:
Bupropion, Labetalol, Methylphenidate, Phenylephrine,
drugs that may cause ... Diphenhydramine, Ibuprofen, Ketamine ... Laboratory #Toxicology #Diagnosis