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Dosing of Ketamine for Severe Agitation 

#ketamine #psychiatry #algorithm #agitation #dosing #Combative #Excited #Delirium #Sedation
#ketamine #psychiatry ... Excited #Delirium #Sedation
Antipsychotic Side Effect Profiles (Typical / AtypicaI)

Listed by Extrapyramidal Side Effects (EPSE), Weight Gain, Elevated Prolactin
Prolactin (PRL), Sedation ... SideEffects #Adverse #Psychiatry
B-52 Chemical Sedation Cocktail in Severe Agitation
Ingredients:
 • Benadryl 50 mg (Diphenhydramine) +
 • 5 mg
B-52 Chemical Sedation ... B52 #Chemical #Sedation ... Cocktail #Agitation #psychiatry
Post-Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS)
Symptoms of PICS:
 - Physical Domain: Generalized weakness, Fatigue, Difficulty walking
 - Cognitive
illness - Prior psychiatric ... Prolonged use of sedation ... - Choice of sedation ... CPOT, VAS) - Sedation
Anticonvulsants as Mood Stabilizers: Mechanism and Side-effect
Examples: Valproate, Carbamazepine, Lamotrigine
 • Mild anticholinergic effect -> Drowsiness
Neurologic effect - Sedation ... Pathophysiology #Psychiatry
SSRI Initiation
How long before increasing dose?
 • 4 wks. Initial response in 2-4 wks, max response
Sedating. ... Initiation #depression #psychiatry
Side Effects of Atypical and Typical Antipsychotics - Comparison Table
Atypical antipsychotics: Risperidone, Quetiapine, Olanzapine, Amisulpride, Ziprasidone
effects include: - Sedation ... Comparison #Table #Psychiatry
Running out of Analgesia and Sedation Medications due to #COVID19?  Anand Swaminathan, MD has put
Analgesia and Sedation ... REBEL Review #97: Sedation ... #medications #sedation ... #sedative #analgesia
Figure 2: Sex differences in the lifetime incidence of psychiatric disorders vary from higher incidence in
lifetime incidence of psychiatric ... #Diagnosis #Psychiatry ... #Psychiatric #Disorders
ICU Sedation Scales (RASS and modified Ramsay Sedation Scales)
Richmond Agitation-Sedation Scale (RASS) #Diagnosis #Nursing #RASS #Richmond
ICU Sedation Scales ... modified Ramsay Sedation ... Richmond Agitation-Sedation ... Richmond #Agitation #Sedation