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COVID-19: ICU Guidelines for the Non-Intensivist
Infection Control
Risk Factors for Severe Disease
Initial Laboratory Workup
COVID-19 Specific Medications
Respiratory
Cardiac
Hematologic
Neuro/Sedation

#COVID19 #ICU
COVID-19: ICU Guidelines ... Laboratory Workup COVID ... -19 Specific Medications ... #ICU #criticalcare ... NonIntensivist #diagnosis
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
Checklist for Evaluation of New-Onset Delirium in the ICU

Initial assessment 
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Vital signs, neuro exam
Delirium in the ICU ... glucose - Review medication ... Evaluation #Workup #MICU ... #CriticalCare # ... Diagnosis
Checklist for Treatment of Delirium in the ICU 

Remove causative factors 
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Exclude hypoglycemia if
Delirium in the ICU ... - Review the medication ... if uncontrolled pain ... Management #Treatment #MICU ... #CriticalCare
Vasopressors and Inotropes
 • Norepinephrine - Levophed - "Levo" - Generally thought of as the first
common in OR; in MICU ... Inotropes #management #criticalcare ... #summary #comparison ... #table #pharmacology ... #indications
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
Delirium (PAD) in the ICU ... Addressing the ICU ... assessment of the ICU ... #CriticalCare # ... diagnosis #management
Creatine Kinase - Causes of Elevated CK Levels
Acute CK Elevation (Pain > Weakness):
 • RHABDOMYOLYSIS
CK Elevation (Pain ... alcohol - Medications ... Illness: viral (COVID19 ... Illness Myopathy (ICU ... #differential #diagnosis
Main types of autoimmune encephalitis in the ICU. 
Anti-NMDAR anti-N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor, ADEM acute disseminated encephalomyelitis, Anti-GFAP
Main types of autoimmune ... encephalitis in the ICU ... #encephalitis #comparison ... #table #neurology ... #diagnosis
Pancreatitis management checklist 
Evaluation to guide etiology & management 
 - RUQ ultrasound 
 - Calcium
- Review of medication ... Pain control - ... limit them as able ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #CriticalCare
Causes of COVIDー19 ICU delirium
Restricted Visitation
 • Family Disconnected
 • Sense of Isolation
 • Disorientation
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19 ICU delirium ... Interventions • Fewer Pain ... #ICU #delirium ... #coronavirus #diagnosis ... #criticalcare