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Pharmacologic Options for Management of Excited Delirium 
Benzodiazepines
 - Diazepam 
 - Lorazepam 
 - Midazolam
Pharmacologic Options ... Management of Excited Delirium ... - Midazolam Antipsychotics ... Diphenhydramine #Excited #Delirium ... #Management #Pharmacology
Adverse Effects of Antipsychotic Medications - Comparison Table

First Generation: chlopromazine, haloperidol, fluphenazine 
Second Generation: aripirazole, asenapine,
Adverse Effects of Antipsychotic ... Medications - Comparison ... #Atypical #Antipsychotics ... Adverse #Psychiatry #Pharmacology ... #Profiles #Comparison
Long-acting injectable antipsychotics

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#pharmacology #overview #comparison #dosing #psychiatry #medications #review #drugs #antipsychotics
Long-acting injectable antipsychotics ... #pharmacology #overview ... #comparison #dosing ... review #drugs #antipsychotics
Comparison of Commonly Used Antipsychotics: Haloperidol (Haldol), Quetiapine (Seroquel), Olanzapine (Zyprexa) 

Route,
Half-life, 
Major advantages, 
Disadvantages, 
Effect
Comparison of Commonly ... Used Antipsychotics ... Major roles #Antipsychotics ... #Comparison #Table ... Quetiapine #Olanzapine #Pharmacology
Valproic Acid in the ICU for Agitation and Delirium
Up to 70% of ICU patients experience agitation
Agitation and Delirium ... agitation can worsen delirium ... Antipsychotics ... guidelines for delirium ... #pharmacology #
Side Effects of Atypical and Typical Antipsychotics - Comparison Table
Atypical antipsychotics: Risperidone, Quetiapine, Olanzapine, Amisulpride, Ziprasidone
Atypical and Typical Antipsychotics ... - Comparison Table ... Atypical antipsychotics ... Adverse #Profiles #Comparison ... Table #Psychiatry #Pharmacology
Rapid, increasing signs of extrapyramidal symptoms (EPS) is an important key feature of NMS. EPS, associated
extrapyramidal symptoms ... with conventional antipsychotics ... to produce EPS symptoms ... of conventional antipsychotics ... NeurolepticMalignant #Comparison
A toxidrome is a syndrome (set of symptoms) caused by specific medications or toxins.

There are 5
syndrome (set of symptoms ... Anticholinergic: low potency antipsychotics ... Toxicology #Toxidromes #Comparison
Hyperparathyroidism - Primary vs Secondary vs Tertiary 
Lab Comparison:
 • Primary Hyperparathyroidism: ↑→PTH, ↑Calcium, ↑Vitamin D,
Tertiary Lab Comparison ... Phosphate Physical Symptoms ... pain Psychiatric Symptoms ... Disorientation, Delirium
Checklist for Treatment of Delirium in the ICU 

Remove causative factors 
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Exclude hypoglycemia if
for Treatment of Delirium ... sleeping, administer pharmacologic ... refractory to antipsychotic ... #Delirium #Checklist