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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 ... @nickmmark #Pain ... Anxiety #Delirium #CriticalCare ... #Comparison #Management
Post-Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS)
Symptoms of PICS:
 - Physical Domain: Generalized weakness, Fatigue, Difficulty walking
 - Cognitive
) - Pain assessment ... Sedation titration (RASS ... PICS #diagnosis #management ... #criticalcare # ... icu
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
Pain, Agitation, ... tool to assess pain ... Sedation Scale (RASS ... #CriticalCare # ... diagnosis #management
ICU Pre-Rounding Bundle Checklist
VITALS: trends!
 • Important to know if the pt is getting better or
ICU Pre-Rounding ... Sedation: know RASS ... : what's their main ... Bundle #Checklist #CriticalCare ... #Management
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
diagnosis but rather ... differential #algorithm #management ... #heartfailure #chf ... #criticalcare # ... icu #clinical #pharmacology
Overview of antifungal agents benefits, weaknesses, and adverse effects in the treatment of Coccidioidomycosis.
Fluconazole - Low
hallucinations, rashes ... dyspnea, chest/back pain ... Coccidioidomycosis #coccidioides ... #valleyfever #management ... #antifungals #comparison
Antifungal agents benefits, weaknesses, and adverse effects in the treatment of Coccidioidomycosis
Fluconazole
 - Benefits: Low cost/tolerable
- Weaknesses: CSF ... hallucinations, rashes ... dyspnea, chest/back pain ... #pharmacology #management ... #treatment #coccidioides
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
chills, muscle aches ... , joint pain, chest ... pain • Rarely, ... • Serology for Coccidioides ... Fungal #Diagnosis #Management