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Managing Pain, Anxiety and Delirium in the ICU

Nick Mark MD @nickmmark

#Pain #Anxiety #Delirium #CriticalCare #Comparison #Management
Managing Pain, Anxiety ... Delirium in the ICU ... Nick Mark MD ... Anxiety #Delirium #CriticalCare ... #Comparison #Management
The checklist is 2-sided laminated sheet attached to the airway trolley in our ICU. The top
trolley in our ICU ... #Management #CriticalCare ... Difficult #Airway #Intubation ... #Checklist #Algorithm
COVID-19 Hypoxia Management

Indication for endotracheal intubation?
Tolerating supplemental oxygen?
Consider HFNC
Not tolerating HFNC or HFNC is not available?
Consider
COVID-19 Hypoxia Management ... Monitor closely short ... support #COVID19 #management ... #schema #criticalcare ... hypoxia #failure #algorithm
Weaning from the Ventilator - Algorithm
Setting up for extubation success
 • Decrease demand — correct metabolic
the Ventilator - Algorithm ... reduce long lasting pain ... happy lungs Nick ... #Extubation #CriticalCare ... #Management
Nasal Oxygen Delivery Devices
Nasal cannula can be used to deliver supplemental O2. Conventional nasal cannula are
rate of requiring intubation ... & lower ICU mortality ... patients - Nick ... Delivery #Devices #management ... #pulmonary #criticalcare
Rich Levitan teaches the VAPORS pneumonic: a quick run-through of the main issues to sort prior
run-through of the main ... issues to sort ... from Scotland #Management ... #CriticalCare # ... Resuscitation #Sequence #Intubation
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
Total scores >2 ... due to short half-life ... to facilitate extubation ... #CriticalCare # ... diagnosis #management
COVID-19 Intubation Checklist

Personal protective equipment (PPE)
 • Standard PPE
   • N95 or PAPR.
COVID-19 Intubation ... Hood to cover neck ... on exhalation port ... Checklist #SARSCoV2 #Management ... #CriticalCare #
COVID-19 - A Seattle Intensivist's One-Page Cheat-Sheet on COVID-19 v2.7 Updated March 26 2020

(v2.7) incorporating newer
COVID19 in the ICU ... bronchograms Nick ... Cheatsheet #Diagnosis #Management ... #Coronavirus #CriticalCare ... : Marino's The ICU
The Vortex is based on the principle that there are three ‘nonsurgical’ techniques to establish a
emergency front-of-neck ... means that airway management ... mandated by an algorithm ... #visualaid #criticalcare ... #intubation #airway