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Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
Delirium (PAD) in the ICU ... Addressing the ICU ... assessment of the ICU ... A dissociative drug ... CriticalCare #diagnosis #management
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
Delirium in the ICU ... delirium Reversible causes ... of delirium Drug-induced ... Pharmacologic ... theABofPharmaC #ICU
Checklist for Treatment of Delirium in the ICU 

Remove causative factors 
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Exclude hypoglycemia if
Delirium in the ICU ... sleeping, administer pharmacologic ... severe nocturnal agitation ... Delirium #Checklist #Management ... #Treatment #MICU
Neurological Side Effects of Antipsychotic Drugs
Acute dystonia - Spasm of muscles of tongue, face, neck, back
not anxiety or "agitation ... months or years of treatment ... #Medications #SideEffects ... #pharmacology # ... management
IDSA - Clinical Strategy to Build an Individualized Treatment Regimen for Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB)
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IDSA - Clinical ... Individualized Treatment ... Tuberculosis #MDRTB #management ... #regimens #pharmacology ... #dosing #idsa #
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Bacterial Enteric Infections in HIV-AIDS
Preventing Bacterial Enteric Illness:
 • Antimicrobial
IDSA Recommendations ... mg IV) q12h if MIC ... #Prevention #Treatment ... #management #opportunistic ... infections #HIVAIDS #pharmacology
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
immune deficiency, Drugs ... , Unknown cause ... of emergency, ICU ... Lymphohistiocytosis #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #summary
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
& Dry) is the treatment ... the determined cause ... differential #algorithm #management ... #criticalcare #icu ... #clinical #pharmacology