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MGH Sedation protocol for mechanically ventilated COVID-19 patients

#Sedation #Analgesia #Protocol #COVID19 #CriticalCare #Treatment #MGH #Management #Coronavirus
#Sedation #Analgesia ... Protocol #COVID19 #CriticalCare ... #Treatment #MGH ... #Management #Coronavirus
Running out of Analgesia and Sedation Medications due to #COVID19?  Anand Swaminathan, MD has put
Running out of Analgesia ... : Sedation and Analgesia ... Medications #management ... #covid19 #treatment ... #sarscov2 #criticalcare
ED Opioid Stewardship Algorithm

Opioid Naive vs Opioid Tolerant

1. Patient Specific, Pain Syndrome-Targeted Approach
2. Combinations of Non-Pharmacologic
Patient Specific, Pain ... (NOA), Opioid Analgesia ... Medication Assisted Treatment ... Stewardship #Algorithm #Management ... #Pain #ED
Post-Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS)
Symptoms of PICS:
 - Physical Domain: Generalized weakness, Fatigue, Difficulty walking
 - Cognitive
sedation and/or analgesia ... guide targeted treatments ... CAM-ICU) - Pain ... PICS #diagnosis #management ... #criticalcare #
The World Health Organization's (WHO's) Pain Relief Ladder is a stepwise approach to the management of
Organization's (WHO's) Pain ... approach to the management ... of cancer pain. ... PainReliefLadder #Opioids #Analgesics ... #Treatment #Management
Diabetic Myonecrosis (Diabetic Muscle Infarction)
 • Spontaneous ischemic necrosis of skeletal muscle (anterior thigh or calf)
muscle swelling & pain ... • Tx: rest, analgesia ... weeks with above treatment ... Infarction #diagnosis #management
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 ... Delirium #PAD #ICU #CriticalCare ... #diagnosis #management
Proposed analgesic ladder for critically ill patients
Above is one possible revision to the analgesic ladder.
Proposed analgesic ... revision to the analgesic ... #Management #CriticalCare ... #Pain #Analgesic
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 ... #Treatment #Gastroenterology
Drugs Useful in the Treatment and Prophylaxis of Migraine Headaches
Several classes of drugs are effective in
Useful in the Treatment ... ANALGESICS • Anti-inflammatory ... • Severe pain ... Migraine #Headache #Treatment ... #Prophylaxis #management