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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 ... for Agitation and ... Delirium Up to 70% of ICU ... IV + enteral formulations ... #pharmacology #criticalcare
Mass General Hospital COVID19 Critical Care Treatment Guide

#COVID19 #CriticalCare #Treatment #MGH #Management #Coronavirus #SARSCOV2
Mass General Hospital ... COVID19 Critical ... Care Treatment ... Guide #COVID19 #CriticalCare ... #Treatment #MGH
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
Pain, Agitation, ... to assess pain control ... Richmond Agitation ... will vary with clinical ... #CriticalCare #
Checklist for Treatment of Delirium in the ICU 

Remove causative factors 
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Exclude hypoglycemia if
Checklist for Treatment ... Delirium in the ICU ... consider empiric treatment ... severe nocturnal agitation ... #MICU #CriticalCare
Post-Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS)
Symptoms of PICS:
 - Physical Domain: Generalized weakness, Fatigue, Difficulty walking
 - Cognitive
disturbance/loss, Slow mental ... RISK FACTORS - ICU ... guide targeted treatments ... diagnosis #management #criticalcare ... #icu
Epley Maneuver for Treatment of BPPV

By Dr. Gutwein via @jmcchiefs

#Epley #Maneuver #BPPV #Benign #paroxysmal #positional #vertigo
Epley Maneuver for ... Treatment of BPPV ... jmcchiefs #Epley #Maneuver ... paroxysmal #positional #vertigo ... #instructions #clinical
Sepsis - Diagnosis and Management
Life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to infection
SEPTIC SHOCK
Clinical construct ... recognition and treatment ... identification and control ... #QSOFA #SIRS #criticalcare ... #icu
Stress Ulcer Prophylaxis

Stress ulcerations are common in ICU patients and may lead to hemorrhage if not
are common in ICU ... ulceration or treatment ... Risk Factors • Clinical ... #Prophylaxis #criticalcare
Brandt Daroff Exercise for Treatment of BPPV
This maneuver resembles the Semont maneuver. Also, this maneuver is
Daroff Exercise for Treatment ... Semont maneuvers ... seconds or until the vertigo ... BPPV #positional #vertigo ... #instructions #clinical
Management of Jehovah's Witness patient in ICU 

Clarify which products may be used 
 - Discuss
Witness patient in ICU ... limit to mission-critical ... Early procedural control ... Witnesses #patient #ICU ... #CriticalCare #