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Delirium Do's And Don'ts  Guideline

These are my delirium do’s and don’ts which I tweeted earlier,
Delirium Do's And ... These are my delirium ... based on ones I saw ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Geriatrics #Delirium
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
Pain, Agitation, ... and Delirium (PAD ... No pharmacologic ... (Haldol) - No pharmacologic ... #diagnosis #management
Pain Assessment and Management Initiative (PAMI) - Nonpharmacologic Interventions (pediatric and adult)
Physical (Sensory) Interventions
 - Comfort
Pain Assessment ... and Management Initiative ... Interventions (pediatric ... movies, games, videos ... #Pain #NonPharmacologic
Chest Pain Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
STEMI:
 - Hx: Pressure like CP, Radiation to arm/jaw, CAD risk
Chest Pain Diagnosis ... and Management ... Radiation to arm/jaw, CAD ... ChestPain #Diagnosis #Management ... #Algorithm #differential
Sedative-Hypnotic Visual Decision Aid

What would happen if 100 people over 60 years of age take sleeping
NOTHING good or bad ... #Management #Sedatives ... #DecisionAid #Pharmacology ... SideEffects #Adverse #Geriatrics
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 ... #Management #Treatment
Neonatal Resuscitation – Circulation and Drugs
Consider drugs (k) if heart rate beats/min in spite of adequate
vasoconstriction may have had ... #Medications #Pharmacology ... #management #peds ... #pediatrics
Bradycardia
1) First Steps: IV, O2, Monitors, ECG, Pads on patient, Crash Cart in room. Is patient
from CHF, Chest Pain ... • ECG: Bad block ... Administer sedative & pain ... bradycardia #diagnosis #differential ... #management #cardiology
Medication Protocol for Management of Delirium in Older Adults - Always start low and go slow
Olanzapine
Medication Protocol for Management ... of Delirium in ... q15m max 6mg #Delirium ... Medications #Protocol #Geriatrics ... #Treatment #Pharmacology
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
Sedimentation rate (ESR or sed ... very remarkable w/differential ... claudication: pain ... chews, not just pain ... Symptoms #Diagnosis #Management