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Managing Pain, Anxiety and Delirium in the ICU

Nick Mark MD @nickmmark

#Pain #Anxiety #Delirium #CriticalCare #Comparison #Management
Delirium in the ICU ... Anxiety #Delirium #CriticalCare ... #Comparison #Management ... #Diagnosis #ICU
Enteral Nutrition - ICU One Pager
 • When to start enteral feeds
 • When NOT to
Enteral Nutrition ... - ICU One Pager ... When to start enteral ... #Nutrition #criticalcare ... #icu #pharmacology
HINTS Exam - Distinguishing Central from Peripheral Vertigo
 • Head Impulse: Head thrust 10° with eyes
Distinguishing Central ... from Peripheral Vertigo ... #physicalexam #Central ... #Peripheral #Vertigo ... neurology #bppv #comparison
COVID-19: ICU Guidelines for the Non-Intensivist
Infection Control
Risk Factors for Severe Disease
Initial Laboratory Workup
COVID-19 Specific Medications
Respiratory
Cardiac
Hematologic
Neuro/Sedation

#COVID19 #ICU
COVID-19: ICU Guidelines ... Non-Intensivist Infection Control ... Sedation #COVID19 #ICU ... #criticalcare #
Characteristics of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
 • Onset: Sudden
 • Intensity: Severe initially, often decreasing
Peripheral and Central ... VERTIGO • Onset ... labyrinthitis) CENTRAL ... #Peripheral #Central ... signs #symptoms #comparison
Differentiating Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) From Vestibular Neuritis-Labyrinthitis
BENIGN PAROXYSMAL POSITIONAL VERTIGO
 • Age: More common
Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo ... reproduction of vertigo ... ) • Epley maneuver ... seen) • Epley maneuver ... diagnosis #neurology #comparison
FAST HUGS BID - ICU Checklist Mnemonic
F - Feeding
A - Analgesia
S - Sedation
T - Thromboprophylaxis
H -
FAST HUGS BID - ICU ... Prophylaxis G - Glucose Control ... #FASTHUGSBID #ICU ... Mnemonic #management #criticalcare
Valproic Acid in the ICU for Agitation and Delirium
Up to 70% of ICU patients experience agitation
Valproic Acid in the ICU ... Delirium Up to 70% of ICU ... outside of the ICU ... IV + enteral formulations ... #pharmacology #criticalcare
Effect of different head positions on upper airway dimensions 
 - Atlanto-occipital Extension 
 - Neutral
Extension - Neutral ... Cervical #Anesthesia #CriticalCare ... #XRay #Neck #Comparison
Post-Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS)
Symptoms of PICS:
 - Physical Domain: Generalized weakness, Fatigue, Difficulty walking
 - Cognitive
disturbance/loss, Slow mental ... RISK FACTORS - ICU ... screening (CAM-ICU ... diagnosis #management #criticalcare ... #icu