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Running out of Analgesia and Sedation Medications due to #COVID19?  Anand Swaminathan, MD has put
Running out of Analgesia ... due to #COVID19 ... #management #covid19 ... treatment #sarscov2 #criticalcare ... #pharmacology #
Anti-IL6 Agents (Tocilizumab, Siltuximab) in COVID19

IL-6 activates T cells and macrophages, among other cell types (see
Siltuximab) in COVID19 ... Tocilizumab 4-8mg/kg ... Siltuximab 11mg/kg ... #Pharmacology # ... Management #Medications
COVID-19 Intubation Checklist

Personal protective equipment (PPE)
 • Standard PPE
   • N95 or PAPR.
COVID-19 Intubation ... Medications & pre-planned ... don't actively bag ... Care @iBookCC #COVID19 ... SARSCoV2 #Management #CriticalCare
Airway Intubation Checklist
GATHER/TEST EQUIPMENT: NC, BVM + PEEP Valve, Free flowing IV, EKG, SpO2 monitor, ETT
Free flowing IV, EKG ... Awake o Pre-Medication ... De-nitrogenation o Push medications ... oxygenation o Analgesia ... intubation #checklist #criticalcare
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: Pathogenesis and Medications
Aging
 -> Increased Testosterone -> Testosterone metabolized into DHT by type
Pathogenesis and Medications ... -5 inhibitors (e.g ... Prostaglandin release -> Analgesia ... Pathophysiology #Medications ... #Pharmacology #
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
Awakening Trial (SAT ... indicate inadequate analgesia ... causes amnesia and analgesia ... No pharmacologic ... Delirium #PAD #ICU #CriticalCare
Checklist for Treatment of Delirium in the ICU 

Remove causative factors 
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Exclude hypoglycemia if
- Review the medication ... interruption (e.g ... sleeping, administer pharmacologic ... in the night (e.g ... Treatment #MICU #CriticalCare
Hydroxychloroquine is an antimalarial & DMARD (disease modifying antirheumatic drug). It is currently being discussed as
treatment for COVID ... side effects (e.g ... COVID-19 NOTE: be ... who require this medication ... Hydroxychloroquine #HCQ #Pharmacology
Airway Intubation Checklist
GATHER/TEST EQUIPMENT: NC, BVM + PEEP Valve, Free flowing IV, EKG, SpO2 monitor, ETT
Free flowing IV, EKG ... Awake o Pre-Medication ... De-nitrogenation o Push medications ... oxygenation o Analgesia ... intubation #checklist #criticalcare