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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 ... #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 ... glucose - Review medication ... - Relevant drug ... Evaluation #Workup #MICU ... #CriticalCare #
Causes of Drug-Induced Cardiomyopathies

#DrugInduced #Medications #Cardiomyopathy #Cardiomyopathies #Differential #Causes #Cardiology #Pharmacology
Causes of Drug-Induced ... #DrugInduced #Medications ... Cardiomyopathies #Differential ... #Causes #Cardiology ... #Pharmacology
ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITIES IN INTENSIVE CARE

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

Remove causative factors 
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Exclude hypoglycemia if
in the ICU Remove ... - Review the medication ... sleeping, administer pharmacologic ... Management #Treatment #MICU ... #CriticalCare
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
(PAD) in the ICU ... Addressing the ICU ... : assess (CAM-ICU ... A dissociative drug ... #PAD #ICU #CriticalCare
Causes of COVIDー19 ICU delirium
Restricted Visitation
 • Family Disconnected
 • Sense of Isolation
 • Disorientation
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19 ICU delirium ... disturbances #COVID19 #ICU ... #delirium #causes ... #differential # ... coronavirus #diagnosis #criticalcare
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