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Managing Pain, Anxiety and Delirium in the ICU

Nick Mark MD @nickmmark

#Pain #Anxiety #Delirium #CriticalCare #Comparison #Management
Pain, Anxiety and Delirium ... Pain #Anxiety #Delirium ... #CriticalCare # ... Comparison #Management ... #Diagnosis #ICU
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 ... Pharmacologic ... #pharmacology # ... management #criticalcare ... #diagnosis
Checklist for Evaluation of New-Onset Delirium in the ICU

Initial assessment 
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Vital signs, neuro exam
Evaluation of New-Onset Delirium ... Trauma - Acute ... #Checklist #Delirium ... #Workup #MICU #CriticalCare ... #Diagnosis
Shock and Vasoactive Drugs 
1) Determine type and etiology of shock
 • Distributive: Sepsis, Anaphylaxis, Neurogenic
• Cardiogenic: Acute ... MI, Acute Heart ... vasoactive drug pharmacology ... #inopressors #diagnosis ... #management #comparison
Approach to Possible Hypertensive Emergency

criteria required to diagnose hypertensive emergency
(1) Severe hypertension
 - Usually a MAP
criteria required to diagnose ... patients who have acute ... , such as: - Acute ... disturbance, seizure, delirium ... #Algorithm #CriticalCare
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
Agitation, and Delirium ... No pharmacologic ... (Haldol) - No pharmacologic ... #PAD #ICU #CriticalCare ... #diagnosis #management
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
MAP = CO x SVR
Hypovolemic (↓ Intravascular volume):
 • Hemorrhage, dehydration due
- Differential Diagnosis ... heart failure, acute ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #table #comparison ... #criticalcare
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
Berlin Criteria for Acute ... , or pulmonary nodules ... H2O #ARDS #Acute ... Definition #Criteria #Diagnosis ... #CriticalCare
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
children with acute ... rash observed in acute ... multiforme • Acute ... PrathitKulkarni #Erythemas #comparison ... #differential #diagnosis
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
important to recognize Acute ... simply a clinical diagnosis ... Cardiac cath if acute ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare ... icu #clinical #pharmacology