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Neurological Side Effects of Antipsychotic Drugs
Acute dystonia - Spasm of muscles of tongue, face, neck, back
Antipsychotic Drugs ... are diagnostic ... dose or change drug ... #SideEffects #pharmacology ... #management
Enteral Nutrition - ICU One Pager
 • When to start enteral feeds
 • When NOT to
Enteral Nutrition - ICU ... Enteral #Nutrition #criticalcare ... #icu #pharmacology ... #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 ... causes of delirium Drug-induced ... Pharmacologic ... #management #criticalcare ... #diagnosis
Checklist for Evaluation of New-Onset Delirium in the ICU

Initial assessment 
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Vital signs, neuro exam
Review recent events ... - Relevant drug ... Evaluation #Workup #MICU ... #CriticalCare # ... Diagnosis
Vancomycin Associated Acute Kidney Injury

 • Drug induced acute kidney injury is generally defined as a
Kidney Injury • Drug ... 24-72 hours of drug ... Vancomycin #AKI #pharmacology ... #toxicology #diagnosis ... #management #nephrology
Stress Ulcer Prophylaxis

Stress ulcerations are common in ICU patients and may lead to hemorrhage if not
are common in ICU ... hospitalization) • Pathophysiology ... #Prophylaxis #criticalcare ... #pharmacology # ... management
Insomnia Management

 • What is insomnia?
 • Pathophysiology
 • Risk Factors
 • Diagnosis
 • Drugs producing
Pathophysiology ... Risk Factors • Diagnosis ... • Drugs producing ... insomnia • Drugs ... Treatment • Pharmacologic
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
A dissociative drug ... non-OTC prolonging agent ... No pharmacologic ... #CriticalCare # ... diagnosis #management
Migraine Treatment Overview

 • What is a Migraine?
 • Pathophysiology
 • Common Migraine Triggers
 • Diagnosis
Pathophysiology ... Migraine Triggers • Diagnosis ... • Non-Drug Treatment ... Migraine #Treatment #management ... #pharmacology #
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) Pathophysiology ... Auto-amplification loop Diagnosis ... immune deficiency, Drugs ... of emergency, ICU ... #management #treatment