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Valproic Acid in the ICU for Agitation and Delirium
Up to 70% of ICU patients experience agitation
Valproic Acid in the ICU ... Up to 70% of ICU ... Antipsychotics ... outside of the ICU ... #pharmacology #criticalcare
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
Agitation, and Delirium ... below) D - Delirium ... Antipsychotics: ... Pain #Agitation #Delirium ... #PAD #ICU #CriticalCare
Checklist for Treatment of Delirium in the ICU 

Remove causative factors 
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Exclude hypoglycemia if
for Treatment of Delirium ... in the ICU Remove ... refractory to antipsychotic ... #Delirium #Checklist ... #CriticalCare
Managing Pain, Anxiety and Delirium in the ICU

Nick Mark MD @nickmmark

#Pain #Anxiety #Delirium #CriticalCare #Comparison #Management
Pain, Anxiety and Delirium ... in the ICU Nick ... Pain #Anxiety #Delirium ... #CriticalCare # ... Management #Diagnosis #ICU
Pharmacologic Options for Management of Excited Delirium 
Benzodiazepines
 - Diazepam 
 - Lorazepam 
 - Midazolam
Management of Excited Delirium ... - Midazolam Antipsychotics ... Diphenhydramine #Excited #Delirium
Checklist for Evaluation of New-Onset Delirium in the ICU

Initial assessment 
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Vital signs, neuro exam
Evaluation of New-Onset Delirium ... in the ICU Initial ... especially if* - Delirium ... #Checklist #Delirium ... #CriticalCare #
Post-Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS)
Symptoms of PICS:
 - Physical Domain: Generalized weakness, Fatigue, Difficulty walking
 - Cognitive
RISK FACTORS - ICU ... analgesics - Delirium ... treatments - Delirium ... diagnosis #management #criticalcare ... #icu
Key Antibiotics in the ICU

- Dr. Josh Farkas @PulmCrit

#Antibiotics #ICU #CriticalCare #Antibiogram #Pharmacology #Management #sensitivities
Antibiotics in the ICU ... #Antibiotics #ICU ... #CriticalCare #
Delirium in the ICU

Defining delirium
Types of delirium
Consequences of delirium
Reversible causes of delirium
Drug-induced delirium
Non-pharmacologic management of delirium
Pharmacologic
Delirium in the ... ICU Defining ... delirium Types ... theABofPharmaC #ICU ... #management #criticalcare
Therapy Options in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome #CriticalCare #ARDS #Pulmnology #clinical #ICU
Distress Syndrome #CriticalCare ... Pulmnology #clinical #ICU