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Running out of Analgesia and Sedation Medications due to #COVID19?  Anand Swaminathan, MD has put
Running out of Analgesia ... #management ... #covid19 #treatment ... #sarscov2 #criticalcare ... #pharmacology #
ED Opioid Stewardship Algorithm

Opioid Naive vs Opioid Tolerant

1. Patient Specific, Pain Syndrome-Targeted Approach
2. Combinations of Non-Pharmacologic
Syndrome-Targeted ... Combinations of Non-Pharmacologic ... Medication Assisted ... Treatment (MAT) ... Stewardship #Algorithm #Management
Post-Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS)
Symptoms of PICS:
 - Physical Domain: Generalized weakness, Fatigue, Difficulty walking
 - Cognitive
Post-Intensive Care Syndrome ... guide targeted treatments ... CAM-ICU) - Pain ... PICS #diagnosis #management ... #criticalcare #
Neurological Side Effects of Antipsychotic Drugs
Acute dystonia - Spasm of muscles of tongue, face, neck, back
variable tremor, mask ... reduction; change medication ... tremor ("rabbit syndrome ... #SideEffects #pharmacology ... #management
Checklist for Treatment of Delirium in the ICU 

Remove causative factors 
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Exclude hypoglycemia if
- Review the medication ... if uncontrolled pain ... sleeping, administer pharmacologic ... Delirium #Checklist #Management ... #CriticalCare
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
indicate inadequate analgesia ... Propofol infusion syndrome ... No pharmacologic ... Delirium #PAD #ICU #CriticalCare ... #diagnosis #management
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) - Treatment
Non-Pharmacologic:
 • Education
 • Physical & occupational therapy
 • Psychology
Syndrome (CRPS) ... - Treatment Non-Pharmacologic ... behavioral therapy) Medications ... #Syndrome #Treatment ... #Management
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
Diagnosis and Management ... sex • Metabolic syndrome ... • Medications ... swelling, significant pain ... Dual-energy CT → MSU