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Valproic Acid in the ICU for Agitation and Delirium
Up to 70% of ICU patients experience agitation
the ICU for Agitation ... to 70% of ICU patients ... efficacy Proposed ICU ... outside of the ICU ... 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
ICU Defining ... Drug-induced delirium ... management of delirium ... theABofPharmaC #ICU ... #management #criticalcare
Checklist for Evaluation of New-Onset Delirium in the ICU

Initial assessment 
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Vital signs, neuro exam
in the ICU Initial ... - Relevant drug ... chief complaint on admission ... Evaluation #Workup #MICU ... #CriticalCare #
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
) in the ICU Addressing ... the ICU Triad ( ... A dissociative drug ... #PAD #ICU #CriticalCare ... #diagnosis #management
Checklist for Treatment of Delirium in the ICU 

Remove causative factors 
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Exclude hypoglycemia if
in the ICU Remove ... possible - Review ... if uncontrolled pain ... #Management #Treatment ... #MICU #CriticalCare