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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 # ... Comparison #Management
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
Pain, Agitation, ... Richmond Agitation ... Sedation Scale (RASS ... #ICU #CriticalCare ... #diagnosis #management
Non-Invasive Ventilation (BiPAP) Algorithm - Indications and Contraindications
Indications for NIV:
 • COPD - pH <7.35, pCO2
Ventilation (BiPAP) Algorithm ... GCS, Confusion/agitation ... Ventilation #BiPAP #Algorithm ... #criticalcare # ... management #indications
Checklist for Treatment of Delirium in the ICU 

Remove causative factors 
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Exclude hypoglycemia if
for Treatment of Delirium ... severe nocturnal agitation ... #Delirium #Checklist ... #Management #Treatment ... #MICU #CriticalCare
Post-Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS)
Symptoms of PICS:
 - Physical Domain: Generalized weakness, Fatigue, Difficulty walking
 - Cognitive
analgesics - Delirium ... treatments - Delirium ... Sedation titration (RASS ... PICS #diagnosis #management ... #criticalcare #
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
diagnosis but rather ... more specific rather ... #differential #algorithm ... #management #cardiology ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare
Oxygen Delivery Devices
1. Flow is a variable describing the movement of a volume of gas over
delivering high flow rates ... Devices #Flow #Comparison ... #management #criticalcare
The Vortex is based on the principle that there are three ‘nonsurgical’ techniques to establish a
Rather than the ... traditional algorithm-based ... means that airway management ... mandated by an algorithm ... #visualaid #criticalcare
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
and the Troponin rises ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... echocardiogram #management ... #clinical #criticalcare
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
and the Troponin rises ... #diagnosis #management ... clinica l#foamed #algorithm ... #criticalcare