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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 ... #Diagnosis #ICU
Post-Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS)
Symptoms of PICS:
 - Physical Domain: Generalized weakness, Fatigue, Difficulty walking
 - Cognitive
disturbance/loss, Slow ... analgesics - Delirium ... Sedation titration (RASS ... Syndrome #PICS #diagnosis ... #management #criticalcare
Oxygen Delivery Devices
1. Flow is a variable describing the movement of a volume of gas over
Flow is a variable ... Peak Inspiratory Flow ... rates (HFNC) or ... #Comparison #management ... #criticalcare
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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- Differential Diagnosis ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #criticalcare # ... algorithm #treatment ... #management
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
Agitation, and Delirium ... Sedation Scale (RASS ... Can give in low ... #PAD #ICU #CriticalCare ... #diagnosis #management
Approach to Selecting Respiratory Support:
-The role of noninvasive respiratory support is generally to reduce the patient's
the patient's diagnosis ... never be used to “blow ... #Management #CriticalCare ... RespiratorySupport #Selection #Algorithm
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
simply a clinical diagnosis ... mental status and low ... augment forward flow ... #algorithm #management ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
NPSLE rare, Malar rash ... Manifestations: Malar rash ... druginduced #lupus #sle #comparison ... #rheumatology #diagnosis ... #management
THROMBOELASTOGRAPHY (TEG)
General Principle
• A small cuvette is rotated to simulate sluggish venous flow and stimulate clot
sluggish venous flow ... until the clot reaches ... Thromboelastography #Diagnosis ... #Management #CriticalCare
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
coronary blood flow ... and the Troponin rises ... #diagnosis #management ... clinica l#foamed #algorithm ... #criticalcare