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My patient has an ICDSC of 4. Does this mean that he has delirium? Maybe, or maybe not. No screening tool is 100% sensitive nor 100% specific. A specific tool is very good at detecting delirium if the patient has delirium. A specific tool is one that does not detect delirium if the patient doesn't...

Two delirium screening tools (with reliability evidence) are in widespready use for screening critically ill patients. They include the Confusion Assessment Method for the ICU (CAM - ICU) and the Intensive Care Delirium Screening Checklist (ICDSC). All patients admitted for longer than 24 hours in...

Name: SALBUTAMOL (Ventolin R ) Classification: beta 2 agonist, bronchodilator Dose: Inhalation: 0.25 to 0.5 mg (up to 1 mg) q 4 - 6 h Infusion: 5 mcg/min, increase by 5 mcg/min to a maximum of 20 mcg/min Administration: IV Infusion: 5 mg/500 mL dextrose 5% or sodium chloride 0.9% dextrose containing...