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Dosing of Ketamine for Severe Agitation 

#ketamine #psychiatry #algorithm #agitation #dosing #Combative #Excited #Delirium #Sedation
Dosing of Ketamine ... for Severe Agitation ... #ketamine # ... psychiatry #algorithm ... #agitation #dosing
Ketamine - Common Myths, Indications, Dosing and Adverse Effects
 - Analgesia
 - Depression
 - Agitation
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Ketamine - Common ... Depression - Agitation ... Dissociation #Ketamine ... AdverseEffects #Pharmacology
Onset of Intramuscular (IM) Medications for Severe Agitation
Ketamine (2-5 mg/kg IM) 3-7m
Droperidol (5 mg IM) 5-10m
Midazolam
Medications for Severe Agitation ... Ketamine (2-5 ... #Medications #Agitation ... #Onset #Agitation ... #Duration #Pharmacology
B-52 Chemical Sedation Cocktail in Severe Agitation
Ingredients:
 • Benadryl 50 mg (Diphenhydramine) +
 • 5 mg
Cocktail in Severe Agitation ... Sedation #Cocktail #Agitation ... #psychiatry #ingredients ... #management #pharmacology
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors: Mechanisms and Side Effects
 • Serotonin Syndrome:
   - Autonomic Hyperactivity:
Cognitive Changes: Agitation ... Pathophysiology #Pharmacology ... #SideEffects #Psychiatry
Valproic Acid in the ICU for Agitation and Delirium
Up to 70% of ICU patients experience agitation
in the ICU for Agitation ... patients experience agitation ... used for pain & agitation ... #Delirium #pharmacology ... #criticalcare
Serotonin-Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors(SNRIs): Mechanisms and Side Effects

Withdrawal: Dizziness, Diarrhea, Insomnia, Nausea, Vomiting
Serotonin Syndrome - Potentially Life
Cognitive Changes: Agitation ... Pathophysiology #Pharmacology ... #SideEffects #Psychiatry
Buproprion (Wellbutrin): Mechanisms and Side Effects
 • Adverse Effects: Headache, Dry Mouth, Weight loss, Insomnia, Constipation,
Hypertension, Agitation ... #SideEffects #Pharmacology ... #Psychiatry
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
Pain, Agitation, ... bradycardia • Ketamine ... No pharmacologic ... (Haldol) - No pharmacologic ... Delirium #PAD #ICU #CriticalCare
Checklist for Treatment of Delirium in the ICU 

Remove causative factors 
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Exclude hypoglycemia if
sleeping, administer pharmacologic ... severe nocturnal agitation ... Treatment #MICU #CriticalCare