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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
ICU Defining ... management of delirium ... management of delirium ... #Delirium #pharmacology ... #management #criticalcare
Post-Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS)
Symptoms of PICS:
 - Physical Domain: Generalized weakness, Fatigue, Difficulty walking
 - Cognitive
Hyperglycemia PREVENTION ... analgesics - Delirium ... screening and prevention ... PICS #diagnosis #management ... #criticalcare #
Checklist for Treatment of Delirium in the ICU 

Remove causative factors 
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Exclude hypoglycemia if
the ICU Remove ... sleeping, administer pharmacologic ... #Delirium #Checklist ... #Management #Treatment ... #MICU #CriticalCare
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
No pharmacologic ... be effective in preventing ... be effective in preventing ... #PAD #ICU #CriticalCare ... #diagnosis #management
Stress Ulcer Prophylaxis

Stress ulcerations are common in ICU patients and may lead to hemorrhage if not
are common in ICU ... prophylaxis for primary prevention ... #Prophylaxis #criticalcare ... #pharmacology # ... management
ICU Pre-Rounding Bundle Checklist
VITALS: trends!
 • Important to know if the pt is getting better or
ICU Pre-Rounding ... Bundle Checklist ... PreRounding #Bundle #Checklist ... #CriticalCare # ... Management
Management of Jehovah's Witness patient in ICU 

Clarify which products may be used 
 - Discuss
Management of Jehovah's ... Witness patient in ICU ... admission - All ... twitter.com/PulmCrit #Checklist ... #CriticalCare #
The crusade against “Ab”Normal Saline continues.  This is a non-physiologic fluid that can harm our
its Chloride (Cl ... are balanced by Cl ... high amount of Cl ... The high CL- content ... #foamed #criticalcare
Vasopressors and Inotropes
 • Norepinephrine - Levophed - "Levo" - Generally thought of as the first
Adrenalin - "Epi" - ACLS ... common in OR; in MICU ... Vasopressors #Inotropes #management ... #criticalcare # ... comparison #table #pharmacology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
then placed on prevention ... differential #algorithm #management ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare ... #icu #clinical ... #pharmacology