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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 ... or delirium Opioids ... benzodiazepines used for pain ... & agitation can
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 ... CriticalCare #Comparison #Management ... #Diagnosis #ICU
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
Pain, Agitation, ... Opioids: • Fentanyl ... Generally first line opioid ... #Agitation #Delirium ... #diagnosis #management
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 ... severe nocturnal agitation ... #Delirium #Checklist ... #Management #Treatment
Post-Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS)
Symptoms of PICS:
 - Physical Domain: Generalized weakness, Fatigue, Difficulty walking
 - Cognitive
analgesics - Delirium ... treatments - Delirium ... ) - Pain assessment ... Syndrome #PICS #diagnosis ... #management #criticalcare
Pancreatitis management checklist 
Evaluation to guide etiology & management 
 - RUQ ultrasound 
 - Calcium
Pain control - ... gram Q6hr) and pain-dose ... - Opioids may ... limit them as able ... Pancreatitis #Checklist #Diagnosis
Acute Pancreatitis - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Epigastric abdominal pain (90%, characteristically
and Management ... Epigastric abdominal pain ... Scheduled APAP, IV Opioids ... ileus), consider pain-dose ... ketamine (ICU);
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
and Management ... Pleuritic chest pain ... Lung Abscess Management ... Hemoptysis - Cavitation ... differential #causes #management