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Delirium Overview

 • What is Delirium?
 • Types of Delirium
 • Common Causes
 • Reversible Causes
Delirium Overview ... • Common Causes ... • Reversible Causes ... • Drug-Induced ... CausesDelirium
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 ... causes of delirium ... Drug-induced delirium ... #Delirium #pharmacology ... #criticalcare #diagnosis
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
it should not cause ... A dissociative drug ... , it causes amnesia ... No pharmacologic ... #diagnosis #management
Hypertension and Altered Mental Status (AMS) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hypertension:
 • Hypertensive emergency
 • Hypertensive encephalopathy
- Differential Diagnosis ... Seizures/NCSE • Delirium ... /agitation • CNS ... Drug (+): ... #causes
Common sodium channel blockers which cause QRS widening.

Anticonvulsants: 
 - Carbamazepine 
Antidysrhythmics:  
 - Group
blockers which cause ... widening #ECG #EKG #Pharmacology ... #Medications #Toxicology ... #Diagnosis #Differential ... #Drugs #Classes
ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITIES IN INTENSIVE CARE

Antibiotic spectra made simple(r). Version 2, now updated with new bugs &
with new bugs & drugs ... #Antibiotics #Classes ... Susceptibilities #ICU ... CriticalCare #Overview ... #Pharmacology #
This is an overview of the 3 main drug classes used to treat Hepatitis C

The new
This is an overview ... classes used to ... classes, and some ... #Nomenclature #Classes ... #DAAs #Pharmacology
Altered Mental Status - Differential Diagnosis
 • Neurologic: Stroke, Cerebral hypoxia, Cerebral hemorrhage, Seizure, Trauma, TBI,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Abscess • Toxic: Medications ... , Recreational drugs ... Constipation, Delirium ... #Causes
Checklist for Treatment of Delirium in the ICU 

Remove causative factors 
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Exclude hypoglycemia if
for Treatment of Delirium ... - Review the medication ... sleeping, administer pharmacologic ... severe nocturnal agitation ... Management #Treatment #MICU
Medications associated with drug-induced lupus

List of Definite and Possible Associated Drugs

#Diagnosis #Pharmacology #Medications #DrugInduced #Lupus #List
Medications associated ... with drug-induced ... #Diagnosis #Pharmacology ... #Medications #DrugInduced ... #Lupus #List #Causes