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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 ... Anxiety #Delirium #CriticalCare ... #Comparison #Management ... #Diagnosis #ICU
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Guillain-Barre Syndrome ... Hands or feet • Pain ... Diagnosis: • ... #Syndrome #diagnosis ... #management #treatment
Post-Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS)
Symptoms of PICS:
 - Physical Domain: Generalized weakness, Fatigue, Difficulty walking
 - Cognitive
guide targeted treatments ... ) - Pain assessment ... Sedation titration (RASS ... #PICS #diagnosis ... #management #criticalcare
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Guillain-Barré Syndrome ... and cauda equina TREATMENT ... intensive care unit (ICU ... #Syndrome #diagnosis ... #management #neurology
10 Steps to Managing Guillain-Barre Syndrome:
1️⃣ When to suspect
2️⃣ How to Diagnose
3️⃣ When to admit to
Managing Guillain-Barre ... Syndrome: 1️⃣ ... suspect 2️⃣ How to Diagnose ... When to admit to ICU ... #Management #Neurology
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
Pain, Agitation, ... Sedation Scale (RASS ... Propofol infusion syndrome ... #CriticalCare # ... diagnosis #management
Fever vs Hyperthermia
Fever:
 • Regulated in the hypothalamic thermoregulatory center
 • "Set point" raised by prostaglandin
Body temperature rises ... Neuroleptic malignant syndrome ... ; Serotonin syndrome ... #Hyperthermia #comparison ... #diagnosis #management
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Differentiation Syndrome ... Triggers: ATRA treatment ... effusions, weight gain ... organ dysfuxtion, ICU ... #management #hematology
Statin Induced Muscle Toxicity - Summary

Clinical Presentation:
 • Elevations of serum creatine kinase with proximal myalgia
myopathy, Guillain-Barré ... syndrome (GBS), ... Atorvastatin Diagnosis ... toxicity #myopathy #diagnosis ... #management #treatment
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
& Dry) is the treatment ... acute coronary syndrome ... #algorithm #management ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare ... #icu #clinical