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Richmond Agitation Sedation Scale
+4 - Combative, Violent, Immediate Danger to Staff
+3 - Very Agitated - Pulls
Richmond Agitation ... has Sustained to Voice ... Eye Opening to Voice ... No Response to Voice ... RASS #Richmond #Agitation
RASS (Richmond Agitation Sedation Scale)
4 - Combative - Overtly combative, violent, immediate danger to staff
3 -
RASS (Richmond Agitation ... eye contact to voice ... eye opening to voice ... No response to voice ... RASS #Richmond #Agitation
Croup Diagnosis and Management Pearls
Common childhood illness, usually viral and self limiting. Characterised by a seal-like
narrowing), hoarse voice ... No agitation or ... associated with agitation
ICU Sedation Scales (RASS and modified Ramsay Sedation Scales)
Richmond Agitation-Sedation Scale (RASS) #Diagnosis #Nursing #RASS #Richmond
Scales) Richmond Agitation-Sedation ... RASS #Richmond #Agitation
Dosing of Ketamine for Severe Agitation 

#ketamine #psychiatry #algorithm #agitation #dosing #Combative #Excited #Delirium #Sedation
Ketamine for Severe Agitation ... psychiatry #algorithm #agitation
Onset of Intramuscular (IM) Medications for Severe Agitation
Ketamine (2-5 mg/kg IM) 3-7m
Droperidol (5 mg IM) 5-10m
Midazolam
Medications for Severe Agitation ... #Medications #Agitation ... #Onset #Agitation
Valproic Acid in the ICU for Agitation and Delirium
Up to 70% of ICU patients experience agitation
in the ICU for Agitation ... patients experience agitation ... used for pain & agitation ... Valproic #Acid #VPA #Agitation
B-52 Chemical Sedation Cocktail in Severe Agitation
Ingredients:
 • Benadryl 50 mg (Diphenhydramine) +
 • 5 mg
Cocktail in Severe Agitation ... Sedation #Cocktail #Agitation
Epiglottitis - Swollen inflamed epiglottis 
Clinical (Rapid onset) 
 • Fever 
 • Sore throat
Drooling • Muffled voice
Ketamine - Common Myths, Indications, Dosing and Adverse Effects
 - Analgesia
 - Depression
 - Agitation
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Depression - Agitation