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Valproic Acid in the ICU for Agitation and Delirium
Up to 70% of ICU patients experience agitation
Valproic Acid in the ICU ... 70% of ICU patients ... or delirium Opioids ... efficacy Proposed ICU ... outside of the ICU
Managing Pain, Anxiety and Delirium in the ICU

Nick Mark MD @nickmmark

#Pain #Anxiety #Delirium #CriticalCare #Comparison #Management
Managing Pain, Anxiety ... and Delirium in ... the ICU Nick ... CriticalCare #Comparison #Management ... #Diagnosis #ICU
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
Pain, Agitation, ... ) in the ICU Addressing ... the ICU Triad ( ... #Agitation #Delirium ... #diagnosis #management
Checklist for Treatment of Delirium in the ICU 

Remove causative factors 
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Exclude hypoglycemia if
in the ICU Remove ... if uncontrolled pain ... severe nocturnal agitation ... #Management #Treatment ... #MICU #CriticalCare
Post-Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS)
Symptoms of PICS:
 - Physical Domain: Generalized weakness, Fatigue, Difficulty walking
 - Cognitive
RISK FACTORS - ICU ... screening (CAM-ICU ... ) - Pain assessment ... Syndrome #PICS #diagnosis ... #icu
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);