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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 ... #criticalcare #diagnosis
Altered Mental Status - Differential Diagnosis
 • Neurologic: Stroke, Cerebral hypoxia, Cerebral hemorrhage, Seizure, Trauma, TBI,
- Differential ... Abscess • Toxic: Medications ... , Recreational drugs ... Constipation, Delirium ... #Diagnosis #Causes
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
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 ... #diagnosis #management
Medications causing Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration: Diuretics
 • Altered intrarenal autoregulation: ACEIs / ARBs,
Medications causing ... : Diuretics • Altered ... #Drugs #pharmacology ... #differential # ... diagnosis
Hypertension and Altered Mental Status (AMS) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hypertension:
 • Hypertensive emergency
 • Hypertensive encephalopathy
Hypertension and Altered ... Status (AMS) - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Seizures/NCSE • Delirium ... Diagnosis #causes
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
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
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