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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
Ketamine - Common Myths, Indications, Dosing and Adverse Effects
 - Analgesia
 - Depression
 - Agitation
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Ketamine - Common ... Depression - Agitation ... Dissociation #Ketamine
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
Ketamine Dosing

0.1 — 0.3 mg/kg Analgesia 
0.2 - 0.5 mg/kg Recreational 
0.4 — 0.8 mg/kg Partially
Ketamine Dosing ... dissociated #Ketamine ... #Pharmacology #Pain
The Acute Care Opioid Table - For Emergency Providers

There are a hundred opioid tables out there,
Including ketamine ... the non-opioid, ketamine ... Buprenorphine, IV Ketamine ... , IN Ketamine ... #Opioid #Pain
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 ... benzodiazepines used for pain ... & agitation can ... Valproic #Acid #VPA #Agitation
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
Pain, Agitation, ... tool to assess pain ... Richmond Agitation ... bradycardia • Ketamine ... #Agitation #Delirium
Clinical Manifestations of Serotonin Syndrome
 • Ophthalmologic: Mydriasis, Ocular clonus (slow horizontal movements)
 • Gastrointestinal: Diarrhea,
bowel sounds, RUQ pain ... flushing • CNS: Agitation
Serotonin-Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors(SNRIs): Mechanisms and Side Effects

Withdrawal: Dizziness, Diarrhea, Insomnia, Nausea, Vomiting
Serotonin Syndrome - Potentially Life
Cognitive Changes: Agitation ... Dysfunction, Weight gain
Hyperthyroidism Overview

Clinical Manifestation of Hyperthyroidism:
 • Fatigue
 • Weight loss
 • Heat intolerance
 • Depression, nervousness
Irritability, anxiety or agitation ... Anterior neck pain ... Diarrhea - Anxiety, agitation