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Checklist for Treatment of Delirium in the ICU 

Remove causative factors 
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Exclude hypoglycemia if
Checklist for Treatment ... of Delirium in ... refractory to antipsychotic ... #Delirium #Checklist ... #MICU #CriticalCare
Pharmacologic Options for Management of Excited Delirium 
Benzodiazepines
 - Diazepam 
 - Lorazepam 
 - Midazolam
Management of Excited Delirium ... - Midazolam Antipsychotics ... Diphenhydramine #Excited #Delirium ... #Pharmacology #Treatment
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 #criticalcare
Managing Pain, Anxiety and Delirium in the ICU

Nick Mark MD @nickmmark

#Pain #Anxiety #Delirium #CriticalCare #Comparison #Management
Pain, Anxiety and Delirium ... Pain #Anxiety #Delirium ... #CriticalCare #
Delirium Tips: What NOT To Do:
 - Don't think delirium is a benign condition 
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Delirium Tips: What ... - Don't think delirium ... patients who have delirium ... - Don't use antipsychotic ... Management #Geriatrics #Delirium
Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome - Diagnosis
Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome is an idiosyncratic reaction to antipsychotic medications classically characterized
idiosyncratic reaction to antipsychotic ... Triggers: - Antipsychotics ... initiation of antipsychotics ... Serotonin Syndrome, Delirium
Efficacy and safety of quetiapine in critically ill patients with delirium: a prospective, multicenter, randomized, double-blind,
patients with delirium ... Seroquel #Quetiapine #CriticalCare ... #Delirium #EBM
Post-Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS)
Symptoms of PICS:
 - Physical Domain: Generalized weakness, Fatigue, Difficulty walking
 - Cognitive
analgesics - Delirium ... guide targeted treatments ... - Delirium ... diagnosis #management #criticalcare
Long-Acting Injectable (LAI) - Atypical Antipsychotics 
INVEGA TRINZA 3 MONTHS 
ARISTADA 2 MONTHS 
INVEGA 1 MONTH
SUSTENNA
LAI) - Atypical Antipsychotics ... available atypical antipsychotics ... These atypical antipsychotics ... second-generation antipsychotics ... are used in the treatment
Neurological Side Effects of Antipsychotic Drugs
Acute dystonia - Spasm of muscles of tongue, face, neck, back
Side Effects of Antipsychotic ... Young, antipsychotic ... • Tx: Stop antipsychotic ... months or years of treatment ... months or years of treatment