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EEG/Bispectral Index (BIS) Monitoring - Neuromuscular Blockade

 • Use EEG/BIS monitor to ensure sedation depth is
monitor to ensure sedation ... used to titrate sedation ... it simplifies sedations ... Blockade #NMB #neurology
Anticonvulsants as Mood Stabilizers: Mechanism and Side-effect
Examples: Valproate, Carbamazepine, Lamotrigine
 • Mild anticholinergic effect -> Drowsiness
, asthenia • Neurologic ... effect - Sedation
Intracranial Hemorrhage (ICH) and Increased Intracranial Pressure (ICP) - Pathophysiology
ICH Management:
1. Manage Blood Pressure
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), paralysis + sedation ... Ensure adequate sedation ... Pathophysiology #neurology
Running out of Analgesia and Sedation Medications due to #COVID19?  Anand Swaminathan, MD has put
Analgesia and Sedation ... REBEL Review #97: Sedation ... #medications #sedation ... #sedative #analgesia
Generalized Seizures and Pseudoseizures
Generalized seizures "are conceptualized as originating as some point within, and rapidly engaging,
alcohol or other sedative ... Classification #Diagnosis #Neurology
Neuromuscular Blockade (Paralytics) and Monitoring

Neuromuscular blockade caring for patients with severe ARDS and may reduce mortality.
Prolonged/deeper sedation ... monitor to ensure sedation ... Paralytics #Monitoring #neurology
ICU Sedation Scales (RASS and modified Ramsay Sedation Scales)
Richmond Agitation-Sedation Scale (RASS) #Diagnosis #Nursing #RASS #Richmond
ICU Sedation Scales ... modified Ramsay Sedation ... Richmond Agitation-Sedation ... Richmond #Agitation #Sedation
Back to Basics: Procedural Sedation Cheat Sheet
#Pharm #Procedural #Sedation #Medications #Dosing #CheatSheet #PocketCard
Basics: Procedural Sedation ... Pharm #Procedural #Sedation
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
patient is off sedation ... tests motor and sensation ... #PhysicalExam #neurology
MGH Sedation protocol for mechanically ventilated COVID-19 patients

#Sedation #Analgesia #Protocol #COVID19 #CriticalCare #Treatment #MGH #Management #Coronavirus
MGH Sedation protocol ... 19 patients #Sedation