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Post-Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS)
Symptoms of PICS:
 - Physical Domain: Generalized weakness, Fatigue, Difficulty walking
 - Cognitive
RISK FACTORS - ICU ... Hyperglycemia PREVENTION ... screening and prevention ... guide targeted treatments ... ) - Pain assessment
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
stepwise daily assessment ... will vary with clinical ... No pharmacologic ... be effective in preventing ... be effective in preventing
Pearls for Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder

First-line pharmacotherapies for moderate to severe AUD include naltrexone and
Pearls for Treatment ... include abdominal pain ... UseDisorder #Management #Treatment ... Therapies #Screening #Addiction ... #Medications #Pharmacology
Stress Ulcer Prophylaxis

Stress ulcerations are common in ICU patients and may lead to hemorrhage if not
are common in ICU ... prophylaxis for primary prevention ... ulceration or treatment ... Risk Factors • Clinical ... #criticalcare #pharmacology
Checklist for Treatment of Delirium in the ICU 

Remove causative factors 
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Exclude hypoglycemia if
Checklist for Treatment ... Delirium in the ICU ... - Review the medication ... if uncontrolled pain ... sleeping, administer pharmacologic
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
The assessment of ... emphasis placed on prevention ... then placed on prevention ... #criticalcare #icu ... #clinical #pharmacology
A quick infographic describing some of the common reversal agents used by anesthesiologists, their mechanism of
anesthesiology #treatment ... #medications ... References: Pani ... anaesthesia and critical ... Pharmacology of
Daliresp (Roflumilast) 
Indication: Reduce risk of COPD exacerbations 
Drug Class: Selective Phosphodiesterase-4 (PDE4) Inhibitor 
GOLD 2019
recommendations for the treatment ... the use of this medication ... low, adding an ICS ... won’t have any clinical ... #Pharmacology #
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)

Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is sitting or
Clinical Opioid ... patient was having pain ... Hospital Opioid Use Treatment ... Score #Diagnosis #Addiction ... #Nursing #Assessment
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Disseminated Mycobacterium Avium Complex in HIV-AIDS
Preventing 1st Episode of Disseminated
Prophylaxis): Indications ... disease based on clinical ... assessment (which ... #Treatment #management ... infections #HIVAIDS #pharmacology