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Confusion assessment method for the ICU (CAM-ICU) Flow sheet. 
#Diagnosis #Nursing #CAMICU #ConfusionAssessmentMethod #IntensiveCareUnit
Confusion assessment ... #Diagnosis #Nursing ... #CAMICU #ConfusionAssessmentMethod
Figure 1: CAM-ICU flow sheet. Courtesy of Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, 2002. Used with permission. CAM-ICU
CAM-ICU = Confusion Assessment ... #Diagnosis #Nursing ... #CAMICU #ConfusionAssessmentMethod
COWS Clinical Opiate Withdrawal Scale
Score: 
5-12 mild; 13-24 moderate; 25-36 moderately severe; more than 36 =
Clinical Opiate Withdrawal ... than 36 = severe withdrawal ... #COWS #Opiate #Withdrawal ... Buprenorphine #Nursing ... #Assessment #Score
SHOT Scale - Alcohol Withdrawal Assessment Scale

#SHOT #Scale #Alcohol #Withdrawal #EtOH #Assessment #Score #Scale #Diagnosis #Nursing
Scale - Alcohol Withdrawal ... Assessment Scale ... Scale #Alcohol #Withdrawal ... #EtOH #Assessment ... Scale #Diagnosis #Nursing
Clinical institute withdrawal assessment of alcohol scale revised (CIWA-AR).

#Diagnosis #Management #Alcohol #Withdrawal #Assessment #CIWAAR #Revised #Scale
Clinical institute withdrawal ... assessment of alcohol ... Management #Alcohol #Withdrawal ... #Assessment #CIWAAR ... #Scale #Score #Nursing
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)

Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is sitting or
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal ... assessment • 0 ... attributed to opiate withdrawal ... > 36 = severe withdrawal ... #COWS #Opiate #Withdrawal
Checklist for Evaluation of New-Onset Delirium in the ICU

Initial assessment 
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Vital signs, neuro exam
ICU Initial assessment ... Evaluation #Workup #MICU ... #CriticalCare #
Checklist for Treatment of Delirium in the ICU 

Remove causative factors 
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Exclude hypoglycemia if
dexmedetomidine during ... Reorientation during ... Management #Treatment #MICU ... #CriticalCare
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
PMH; consider withdrawal ... own objective assessment ... diagnosis #workup #criticalcare
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)
 - Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal ... assessment - Pupil ... attributed to opiate withdrawal ... assessment - Anxiety ... Clinical #Opioid #Withdrawal