23 results
ICU Sedation Scales (RASS and modified Ramsay Sedation Scales)
Richmond Agitation-Sedation Scale (RASS) #Diagnosis #Nursing #RASS #Richmond
Sedation Scales (RASS ... Agitation-Sedation Scale (RASS ... ) #Diagnosis #Nursing ... #RASS #Richmond ... #Ramsay #ICU #Assessment
Pain Assessment Mnemonic: "OPQRSTU"
O: Onset
P: Provoking or Palliating Factors
Q: Quality
R: Region & Radiation
S: Severity
T: Time &
Pain Assessment ... Severity T: Time & Treatment ... Impact #Pain #Assessment ... Mnemonic #OPQRSTU #Nursing
The SALT Mass Casualty Triage Approach
 - SALT stands for “Sort, Assess, Lifesaving interventions, and Treatment
The SALT Mass Casualty ... interventions, and Treatment ... which changes the assessment
Richmond Agitation-Sedation Scale (RASS)

#RASS #Richmond #Agitation #Sedation #Scale #Assessment #Nursing #Diagnosis #Score
Agitation-Sedation Scale (RASS ... ) #RASS #Richmond ... Sedation #Scale #Assessment ... #Nursing #Diagnosis
Nutrition in Cirrhosis: Dos and Don’ts
Screening:
 • Patients at risk for RFH-Nutritional Prioritizing Tool
 • Low
Child-Pugh score C) Assessment ... Hospital Global Assessment ... ) • Muscle mass ... used to make an assessment ... management #hepatology #pathophysiology
Medical Treatment Algorithm for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Initial medical treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Medical Treatment ... Initial medical treatment ... indicates body mass ... squared; CAT, COPD assessment ... #COPD #Treatment
Post-Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS)
Symptoms of PICS:
 - Physical Domain: Generalized weakness, Fatigue, Difficulty walking
 - Cognitive
guide targeted treatments ... CAM-ICU) - Pain assessment ... Sedation titration (RASS
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)

Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is sitting or
assessment • 0 ... assessment • 0 ... Hospital Opioid Use Treatment ... Diagnosis #Addiction #Nursing ... #Assessment
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) Pathophysiology ... + Etiological Assessment ... for etiological assessment ... Unknown cause Treatment ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Meralgia paresthetica: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Compression/injury of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) -> Meralgia paresthetica
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rule out: focal mass ... reflexes), palpable mass ... Dysesthesias (Tingling, Burning ... MeralgiaParesthetica #MSK #pathophysiology