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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
Drug-induced delirium ... Non-pharmacologic ... Pharmacologic ... #Delirium #pharmacology ... #criticalcare #diagnosis
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
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
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
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
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
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
Antifungal agents benefits, weaknesses, and adverse effects in the treatment of Coccidioidomycosis
Fluconazole
 - Benefits: Low cost/tolerable
effects in the treatment ... Weaknesses: High MIC ... Weaknesses: Therapeutic drug ... Antifungal #agents #medications ... Coccidioidomycosis #pharmacology