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COVID-19 review…here is a list of some of the drugs that are currently being used or
of some of the drugs ... study arms to be ... CoronaVirus #Treatment #Management ... Pharmacotherapy #Pharmacology ... #CriticalCare #
Running out of Analgesia and Sedation Medications due to #COVID19?  Anand Swaminathan, MD has put
Medications #management ... #covid19 #treatment ... #sarscov2 #criticalcare ... sedative #analgesia #pharmacology ... #alternatives #Drugs
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
Drug-induced delirium ... management of delirium ... management of delirium ... management #criticalcare ... #diagnosis
Delirium Overview

 • What is Delirium?
 • Types of Delirium
 • Common Causes
 • Reversible Causes
Delirium Overview ... Reversible Causes • Drug-Induced ... • Non-Pharm Management ... #diagnosis #management ... #differential
MOVE STUPID - Mnemonic for Altered Mental Status (Delirium)
 - Metabolic (hypercalcemia, hyponatremia)
 - Oxygen (hypoxia)
Infectious - Drugs ... #MentalStatus #AMS ... encephalopathy #differential ... #diagnosis #confusion ... #Delirium
Hypertension and Altered Mental Status (AMS) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hypertension:
 • Hypertensive emergency
 • Hypertensive encephalopathy
) - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Seizures/NCSE • Delirium ... inhibitors Drug ... #Hypertension #AMS
Altered Mental Status - Differential Diagnosis
 • Neurologic: Stroke, Cerebral hypoxia, Cerebral hemorrhage, Seizure, Trauma, TBI,
Mental Status - Differential ... Diagnosis • Neurologic ... , Recreational drugs ... Constipation, Delirium ... Mental #Status #AMS
Checklist for Evaluation of New-Onset Delirium in the ICU

Initial assessment 
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Vital signs, neuro exam
- CBC with differential ... - Relevant drug ... infectious workup as ... #Workup #MICU #CriticalCare ... #Diagnosis
Causes of COVIDー19 ICU delirium
Restricted Visitation
 • Family Disconnected
 • Sense of Isolation
 • Disorientation
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Causes of COVIDー ... #ICU #delirium ... #causes #differential ... #coronavirus #diagnosis ... #criticalcare
Acute Kidney Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework
PRERENAL:
 - Intrarenal vasoconstriction-hemodynamically mediated
 - Systemic vasodilation
 - Volume
Kidney Injury - Differential ... urinalysis, labs - Management ... Avoiding nephrotoxic drugs ... drainage, or stenting as ... #Injury #AKI #Differential