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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 ... Drug-induced delirium ... Pharmacologic ... #Delirium #pharmacology ... #criticalcare #diagnosis
Checklist for Evaluation of New-Onset Delirium in the ICU

Initial assessment 
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Vital signs, neuro exam
in the ICU Initial ... glucose - Review medication ... - Relevant drug ... Evaluation #Workup #MICU ... #CriticalCare #Diagnosis
Checklist for Treatment of Delirium in the ICU 

Remove causative factors 
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Exclude hypoglycemia if
of Delirium in ... - Review the medication ... sleeping, administer pharmacologic ... #Delirium #Checklist ... #MICU #CriticalCare
Managing warfarin INR

Warfarin dosage must be individualized according to the patient's response to the drug, and
response to the drug ... For most indications ... management #algorithm #pharmacology ... #treatment #medications ... #decisionaid #cardiology
Neurological Side Effects of Antipsychotic Drugs
Acute dystonia - Spasm of muscles of tongue, face, neck, back
Antiparkinsonian agents are diagnostic ... reduction; change medication ... months or years of treatment ... #Medications #SideEffects ... #pharmacology #
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
Agitation, and Delirium ... A dissociative drug ... No pharmacologic ... (Haldol) - No pharmacologic ... #diagnosis #management
Acute Pancreatitis - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Epigastric abdominal pain (90%, characteristically
Pancreatitis - Diagnosis ... surgery, Trauma, Drugs ... PUD (posterior), Anatomic ... pain-dose ketamine (ICU ... #Management #Treatment
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
& Dry) is the treatment ... algorithm #management #cardiology ... #treatment #table ... #criticalcare #icu ... #clinical #pharmacology
Drug Induced Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
> 100 drugs have been associated with drug-induced SLE
High risk (>5%):
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Drug Induced Systemic ... for 1 year of treatment ... Erythematosus #medications ... #drugs #pharmacology ... #differential #diagnosis
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection and Disease in HIV-AIDS
Treating LTBI (to prevent TB disease)
Indications:
prevent TB disease) Indications ... prior history of treatment ... select anti-TB drugs ... and molecular diagnostic ... infections #HIVAIDS #pharmacology