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Managing Pain, Anxiety and Delirium in the ICU

Nick Mark MD @nickmmark

#Pain #Anxiety #Delirium #CriticalCare #Comparison #Management
Managing Pain, Anxiety ... and Delirium in ... @nickmmark #Pain ... #Anxiety #Delirium ... CriticalCare #Comparison #Management
Pain Assessment and Management Initiative (PAMI) - Opioid Prescribing and Equianalgesic Chart - Agents and Dosing

#Management
Pain Assessment ... and Management Initiative ... #Pain #Pharmacology ... Equianalgesics #Conversion ... Doses #Dosing #Table
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
Pain, Agitation, ... and Delirium (PAD ... Critical Care Pain ... tool to assess pain ... #diagnosis #management
Post-Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS)
Symptoms of PICS:
 - Physical Domain: Generalized weakness, Fatigue, Difficulty walking
 - Cognitive
RISK FACTORS - ICU ... analgesics - Delirium ... treatments - Delirium ... ) - Pain assessment ... PICS #diagnosis #management
Intern Pocket Cards - Pharmacologic Pain Management Options
Anti-inflammatory:
 • Acetaminophen (24 hours: < 3-4g in healthy
Pharmacologic Pain ... Management Options ... Table: • Morphine ... #Opioid #Conversion ... #Table #Ladder
Checklist for Treatment of Delirium in the ICU 

Remove causative factors 
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Exclude hypoglycemia if
for Treatment of Delirium ... if uncontrolled pain ... #Delirium #Checklist ... #Management #Treatment ... #MICU #CriticalCare
Pain Assessment and Management Initiative (PAMI) - Nonpharmacologic Interventions (pediatric and adult)
Physical (Sensory) Interventions
 - Comfort
Pain Assessment ... and Management Initiative ... Guided imagery - Conversation ... #Pain #NonPharmacologic ... Interventions #Table
Fentanyl Conversion Table
Fentanyl patch 25 mcg/hr = Morphine PO 50 mg/day
Fentanyl patch 50 mcg/hr = Morphine
Fentanyl Conversion ... Table Fentanyl ... #Fentanyl #Conversion ... #Table #pharmacology ... #pain #management
Overview of antifungal agents benefits, weaknesses, and adverse effects in the treatment of Coccidioidomycosis.
Fluconazole - Low
tolerable • High MIC ... dyspnea, chest/back pain ... #valleyfever #management ... antifungals #comparison #table