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Ventilator Alarms
Increased Rate - Patient is tiring on a weaning mode or experiencing pain/anxiety
 - Reassess
or experiencing pain ... WOB & provide analgesics ... cuff leak, check pilot ... MechanicalVentilation #Nursing #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Management
Toradol - Analgesic Ceiling

Motov, S, Yasavolian, M, Likourezos, A, et al. Comparison of Intravenous Ketorolac at
Toradol - Analgesic ... Comparison of Intravenous ... Treating Acute Pain ... Toradol #Ketorolac #Analgesic ... Ceiling #Dosing #VisualAbstract
Randomized Controlled Trial of Intravenous Acetaminophen Versus Intravenous Hydromorphone for the Treatment of Acute Pain in
Controlled Trial of Intravenous ... Treatment of Acute Pain ... provides greater analgesia ... dhcisewski #EBM #VisualAbstract ... #Pain #Pharmacology
Post-Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS)
Symptoms of PICS:
 - Physical Domain: Generalized weakness, Fatigue, Difficulty walking
 - Cognitive
disturbance/loss, Slow ... sedation and/or analgesia ... of sedation and analgesics ... CAM-ICU) - Pain ... PICS #diagnosis #management
Hospitalization for the Evaluation of Patients with Low Risk Chest Pain 
Choosing Wisely: Things We Do
Patients with Low ... Risk Chest Pain ... ChestPain #TWDFNR #Management ... #EBM #VisualAbstract
A prospective randomized, double-dummy trial comparing IV push low dose ketamine to short infusion of low
for treatment of pain ... difference in analgesic ... LowDose #IVPush #Slow ... Comparison #Versus #VisualAbstract ... #Management #Pain
Diabetic Myonecrosis (Diabetic Muscle Infarction)
 • Spontaneous ischemic necrosis of skeletal muscle (anterior thigh or calf)
muscle swelling & pain ... • Tx: rest, analgesia ... (low dose ASA & ... Infarction #diagnosis #management
Acute Pancreatitis - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Epigastric abdominal pain (90%, characteristically
Diagnosis and Management ... Epigastric abdominal pain ... first 24h • Analgesia ... ileus), consider pain-dose ... immediately start with low-fat
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
Pain, Agitation, ... indicate inadequate analgesia ... causes amnesia and analgesia ... Can give in low ... CriticalCare #diagnosis #management
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
Increase fresh gas flow ... anaesthesia AND analgesia ... #Hypotension #Differential ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management