Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Checklist for Evaluation of New-Onset Delirium in the ICU

Initial assessment 
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Vital signs, neuro exam
Evaluation of New-Onset Delirium ... glucose - Review ... medication list - Review ... #Workup #MICU #CriticalCare ... #Diagnosis
Carbamazepine Toxicity

Carbamazepine (CBZ) is an antiepileptic drug commonly prescribed for seizure disorders, trigeminal neuralgia, neuropathic pain,
Carbamazepine Toxicity ... Carbamazepine #Toxicity ... #Toxicology #Diagnosis ... SideEffects #Adverse #Pharmacology
Gamma hydroxybutyrate (GHB) - Toxicology

Clinical presentation
 - Symptoms of GHB toxicity include: short term anterograde amnesia,
hydroxybutyrate (GHB) - Toxicology ... Symptoms of GHB toxicity ... Hydroxybutyrate #GHB #Toxicology ... #Toxicity #Diagnosis ... #Management #Pharmacology
Salicylate Poisoning - Toxicology

Acute toxicity = vomiting, tachypnea, tinnitus, diaphoresis, and lethargy. This may progress to
Salicylate Poisoning - Toxicology ... Acute toxicity ... = delirium, dehydration ... #Toxicology #Pharmacology ... #Diagnosis #Management
Digoxin Toxicity Presentation - Signs and Symptoms
 β€’ Visual disturbances (halos, color disturbances)
 β€’ Weakness
 β€’
Digoxin Toxicity ... β€’ Seizures β€’ Delirium ... EBmedicine #Digoxin #Toxicity ... #toxicology #Signs ... #Symptoms #diagnosis
Checklist for Treatment of Delirium in the ICU 

Remove causative factors 
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Exclude hypoglycemia if
for Treatment of Delirium ... possible - Review ... sleeping, administer pharmacologic ... #Delirium #Checklist ... Treatment #MICU #CriticalCare
Nitrofurantoin Toxicology
Serious Adverse Effects:
Hemolysis in patients with G6PD-deficiency
Peripheral neuropathy
Hepatitis
Pulmonary toxicity
Nephritis

By Dr. Kathryn Watson @Kat_Watson

#Nitrofurantoin #Macrobid #Toxicity
Nitrofurantoin Toxicology ... Hepatitis Pulmonary toxicity ... Nitrofurantoin #Macrobid #Toxicity ... #Toxicology #Pharmacology ... #Diagnosis
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
glycol (solvent) toxicity ... No pharmacologic ... (Haldol) - No pharmacologic ... #PAD #ICU #CriticalCare ... #diagnosis #management
Therapeutic Drug Level Monitoring 
Carbamazepine - Sample immediately before next dose (trough) 
Clozapine - Sample immediately
at anytime if toxicity ... Therapeutic #Ranges #Toxicology ... #Pharmacology # ... Diagnosis #Table
Clozapine Toxicology
Clozapine is an atypical antipsychotic most often reserved for use in patients who have treatment-resistant
Clozapine Toxicology ... #Clozapine #Toxicology ... #Toxicity #Diagnosis ... #Pharmacology