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Valproic Acid in the ICU for Agitation and Delirium
Up to 70% of ICU patients experience agitation
for Agitation and ... experience agitation ... used for pain & agitation ... #Delirium #pharmacology ... #criticalcare
Checklist for Evaluation of New-Onset Delirium in the ICU

Initial assessment 
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Vital signs, neuro exam
Checklist for Evaluation ... - CBC with differential ... - Relevant drug ... #Workup #MICU # ... CriticalCare #Diagnosis
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 ... Pharmacologic ... #Delirium #pharmacology ... #management #criticalcare
Checklist for Treatment of Delirium in the ICU 

Remove causative factors 
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Exclude hypoglycemia if
of Delirium in ... sleeping, administer pharmacologic ... severe nocturnal agitation ... #Delirium #Checklist ... #CriticalCare
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
Pain, Agitation, ... A dissociative drug ... No pharmacologic ... (Haldol) - No pharmacologic ... #ICU #CriticalCare