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Valproic Acid in the ICU for Agitation and Delirium
Up to 70% of ICU patients experience agitation
Agitation and Delirium ... benzodiazepines used for pain ... guidelines for delirium ... #pharmacology # ... criticalcare
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 ... ICU Initial assessment ... Trauma - Acute ... #Checklist #Delirium ... #Workup #MICU #CriticalCare
Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) Algorithm

Satya Patel, MD @SatyaPatelMD

#Acute #Coronary #Syndrome #ACS #Algorithm #Chest #Pain #diagnosis #cardiology
Acute Coronary Syndrome ... (ACS) Algorithm ... SatyaPatelMD #Acute ... #Chest #Pain #diagnosis ... #cardiology
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy on POCUS

78 year old woman - Acute delirium but complaining of chest pain 
ECG:
year old woman - Acute ... delirium but complaining ... of chest pain ... Echocardiogram #Cardiology
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Algorithm for Evaluation for ACS In Patients with Chest Pain In The Emergency Department

https://bit.ly/chestpainalgorithm

#ACS #ChestPain #algorithm
Algorithm for Evaluation ... Patients with Chest Pain ... ACS #ChestPain #algorithm ... #emergency #cardiology ... #acute #coronary
Post-Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS)
Symptoms of PICS:
 - Physical Domain: Generalized weakness, Fatigue, Difficulty walking
 - Cognitive
analgesics - Delirium ... treatments - Delirium ... CAM-ICU) - Pain ... assessment (CPOT ... diagnosis #management #criticalcare
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
Pain, Agitation, ... stepwise daily assessment ... No pharmacologic ... (Haldol) - No pharmacologic ... #PAD #ICU #CriticalCare
Causes of COVIDー19 ICU delirium
Restricted Visitation
 • Family Disconnected
 • Sense of Isolation
 • Disorientation
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of COVIDー19 ICU delirium ... Interventions • Fewer Pain ... Assessments • ... #COVID19 #ICU #delirium ... coronavirus #diagnosis #criticalcare
Approach to Possible Hypertensive Emergency

criteria required to diagnose hypertensive emergency
(1) Severe hypertension
 - Usually a MAP
patients who have acute ... , such as: - Acute ... disturbance, seizure, delirium ... Emergency #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #CriticalCare #
Checklist for Treatment of Delirium in the ICU 

Remove causative factors 
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Exclude hypoglycemia if
for Treatment of Delirium ... if uncontrolled pain ... sleeping, administer pharmacologic ... #Delirium #Checklist ... Treatment #MICU #CriticalCare