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ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITIES IN INTENSIVE CARE

Antibiotic spectra made simple(r). Version 2, now updated with new bugs &
with new bugs & drugs ... Susceptibilities #ICU ... #CriticalCare ... #Overview #Pharmacology
Checklist for Evaluation of New-Onset Delirium in the ICU

Initial assessment 
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Vital signs, neuro exam
Delirium in the ICU ... Review recent events ... - Relevant drug ... Evaluation #Workup #MICU ... #CriticalCare #
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 ... theABofPharmaC #ICU ... #Delirium #pharmacology ... #management #criticalcare
Stress Ulcer Prophylaxis

Stress ulcerations are common in ICU patients and may lead to hemorrhage if not
are common in ICU ... ulceration or treatment ... hospitalization) • Pathophysiology ... #Prophylaxis #criticalcare ... #pharmacology #
Checklist for Treatment of Delirium in the ICU 

Remove causative factors 
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Exclude hypoglycemia if
Checklist for Treatment ... Delirium in the ICU ... consider empiric treatment ... sleeping, administer pharmacologic ... #MICU #CriticalCare
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 ... A dissociative drug ... non-OTC prolonging agent ... #CriticalCare #
Emergencies related to thyroid gland diseases are infrequently observed in the clinical practice. They are caused
intensive care units (ICU ... and antithyroid drugs ... intensive care units (ICU ... DharSaty #Coma, #CriticalCare ... hyperthyroidism, #ICU
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) Pathophysiology ... immune deficiency, Drugs ... Unknown cause Treatment ... of emergency, ICU ... diagnosis #management #treatment
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
& Dry) is the treatment ... & Dry” is the treatment ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare ... #icu #clinical ... #pharmacology
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Other triggering events ... the underlying pathophysiology ... and cauda equina TREATMENT ... intensive care unit (ICU