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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 ... theABofPharmaC #ICU ... #Delirium #pharmacology
Checklist for Evaluation of New-Onset Delirium in the ICU

Initial assessment 
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Vital signs, neuro exam
in the ICU Initial ... glucose - Review medication ... - CBC with differential ... - Relevant drug ... Evaluation #Workup #MICU
Causes of Drug-Induced Cardiomyopathies

#DrugInduced #Medications #Cardiomyopathy #Cardiomyopathies #Differential #Causes #Cardiology #Pharmacology
Causes of Drug-Induced ... #DrugInduced #Medications ... Cardiomyopathies #Differential ... #Causes #Cardiology ... #Pharmacology
Checklist for Treatment of Delirium in the ICU 

Remove causative factors 
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Exclude hypoglycemia if
for Treatment of Delirium ... in the ICU Remove ... - Review the medication ... sleeping, administer pharmacologic ... Management #Treatment #MICU
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
(PAD) in the ICU ... Addressing the ICU ... assessment of the ICU ... : assess (CAM-ICU ... A dissociative drug
Common sodium channel blockers which cause QRS widening.

Anticonvulsants: 
 - Carbamazepine 
Antidysrhythmics:  
 - Group
- Group IA and IC ... widening #ECG #EKG #Pharmacology ... #Medications #Toxicology ... #Diagnosis #Differential ... #Drugs #Classes
Creatine Kinase - Causes of Elevated CK Levels
Acute CK Elevation (Pain > Weakness):
 • RHABDOMYOLYSIS
RHABDOMYOLYSIS - Drugs ... alcohol - Medications ... Illness Myopathy (ICU ... deficiency - Medications ... #Elevated #CK #differential
Antiarrhythmic Medications - Vaughan-Williams Classification
 • Class I (Ia, Ib, Ic)
 • Class II
 • Class
Antiarrhythmic Medications ... I (Ia, Ib, Ic) ... anti-antiarrhythmic drugs ... Classification #pharmacology ... #cardiology
Antiarrhythmic Medications - Vaughan-Williams Classification
 • Class I (Ia, Ib, Ic)
 • Class II
 • Class
Antiarrhythmic Medications ... I (Ia, Ib, Ic) ... anti-antiarrhythmic drugs ... Classification #pharmacology ... #cardiology
Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
Hypertension - Differential ... Uncontrolled • Drug ... , work or when using ... licorice • Medications ... Secondary #HTN #Cardiology