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Pharmacology, Toxicity and Management of Second Generation Antipsychotic (SGA) Overdose #Diagnosis #Management #Toxicology #Psychiatry #SGA #SecondGenerationAntipsychotics
Pharmacology, Toxicity ... and Management ... SGA) Overdose #Diagnosis ... #Management #Toxicology
Checklist for Treatment of Delirium in the ICU 

Remove causative factors 
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Exclude hypoglycemia if
Checklist for Treatment ... of Delirium in ... sleeping, administer pharmacologic ... #Delirium #Checklist ... #Management #Treatment
Stress Dose Steroids - Indications and Dosing

SUPPRESSED HPA AXIS:
 prednisone >20mg/day x 3 weeks or more
Indications and Dosing ... #Indications #Dosing ... Endocrinology #Diagnosis ... #Management #Pharmacology
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
Non-pharmacologic ... management of delirium ... Pharmacologic ... management of delirium ... #diagnosis
Hydroxychloroquine and Chloroquine in COVID19

Dosing:
Hydroxychloroquine:
 - 400mg PO BID on the first day, followed by 200mg
in COVID19 Dosing ... agent (increased toxicity ... #COVID19 #HCQ #Pharmacology ... #Management #Medications
Amiodarone Toxicity and Monitoring

Tremor Ataxia 
Ocular neuritis 
Corneal Microdeposits 
Bradycardia 
Pulmonary fibrosis 
Hepatotoxicity 
Blue-gray skin
Amiodarone Toxicity ... #Amiodarone #Toxicity ... SideEffects #Adverse #Diagnosis ... #Management #Pharmacology
Hypoglycemia Differential Diagnosis and Management Algorithm

Features of hypoglycemia:
 • Neurogenic: Tremor, Palpitations, Anxiety, Arousal, Sweating, Hunger,
Hypoglycemia Differential Diagnosis ... and Management ... Drowsiness, Confusion, Delirium ... - Obtain labs during ... #Management #Algorithm
Local Anaesthetic Toxicity - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Signs of severe toxicity:
 • Sudden alteration in
Local Anaesthetic Toxicity ... Signs of severe toxicity ... continuous CPR using ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Consider using the mnemonic “D.O.P.E.S. like D.O.T.T.S.” to assist you in first diagnosing the problem (D.O.P.E.S.)
Consider using the ... assist you in first diagnosing ... CriticalCareNow #Diagnosis ... #Management #Crashing ... DOTTS #Mnemonic #Checklist
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
glycol (solvent) toxicity ... No pharmacologic ... (Haldol) - No pharmacologic ... #CriticalCare #diagnosis ... #management