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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 ... management of delirium ... management of delirium ... #Delirium #pharmacology
The 8 A’s — drugs that interact with warfarin
Antibiotics 
 - Most agents, but especially co-trimoxazole,
The 8 A’s — drugs ... - Rifampin Antifungals ... Gingko biloba, dong ... #Interactions #Table ... Mnemonic #8As #Pharmacology
Checklist for Treatment of Delirium in the ICU 

Remove causative factors 
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Exclude hypoglycemia if
for Treatment of Delirium ... 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
Agitation, and Delirium ... A dissociative drug ... No pharmacologic ... (Haldol) - No pharmacologic ... #diagnosis #management
Managing warfarin INR

Warfarin dosage must be individualized according to the patient's response to the drug, and
response to the drug ... #management #algorithm ... #pharmacology # ... #medications #table ... hematology #warfarin #dosing
Acute Pancreatitis - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Epigastric abdominal pain (90%, characteristically
Diagnosis and Management ... surgery, Trauma, Drugs ... PUD (posterior), Anatomic ... pain-dose ketamine (ICU ... cholecystectomy during
Can’t Intubate, Can’t Oxygenate (CICO) - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
This is the last resort when
optimal airway management ... ENT, ICU). ❹ Call ... neuromuscular blocking drug ... the laryngeal anatomy ... ❿ Perform FoNA using
Overview of antifungal agents benefits, weaknesses, and adverse effects in the treatment of Coccidioidomycosis.
Fluconazole - Low
tolerable • High MIC ... • Therapeutic drug ... #valleyfever #management ... #comparison #table ... #pharmacology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
then be excreted using ... differential #algorithm #management ... cardiology #treatment #table ... #criticalcare #icu ... #clinical #pharmacology
Antifungal agents benefits, weaknesses, and adverse effects in the treatment of Coccidioidomycosis
Fluconazole
 - Benefits: Low cost/tolerable
Antifungal agents ... Weaknesses: High MIC ... Weaknesses: Therapeutic drug ... Coccidioidomycosis #pharmacology ... #management #treatment