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How do you approach managing clozapine in patients who are critically ill?

How do you approach the use of benzodiazepines in patients with chronic medical illnesses that may be susceptible to respiratory compromise (e.g., CHF, COPD, ILD)?

Should you work to wean patients of benzodiazepines? Is your approach different for patients who have been on benzodiazepines for years? What would yo...

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What strategies do you find most effective at managing opioid withdrawal in hospitalized patients who are not interested in MAT?

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How do you manage MAT for opioid use disorder in lung transplant patients during the peri/postoperative period?

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What is your approach to using ketamine for agitation in the ED setting?

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What do you consider when selecting an antipsychotic medication for acute agitation?

Many institutions have been using droperidol in place of haloperidol due to drug shortages.

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Would you avoid the use of keppra in patients with TBI due to concerns for worsening agitation?

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Are there certain sedatives or anti-epileptic meds to avoid in patients with IDD?

What are your thoughts on the ethics of inpatient use of sedatives in these patients to help with agitation to “protect themselves from harm and...

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The American journal of emergency medicine, 2017-07

Ketamine as a first-line treatment for severely agitated emergency department patients.

The Journal of emergency medicine, 2019 Nov 15

Evaluation of Ketamine for Excited Delirium Syndrome in the Adult Emergency Department.

Am J Emerg Med, 2020 Jul

Effectiveness and safety of droperidol in a United States emergency department.

The western journal of emergency medicine, 2012 Feb

The psychopharmacology of agitation: consensus statement of the american association for emergency psychiatry project Beta psychopharmacology workgroup.

Focus (American Psychiatric Publishing), 2023 Jan 16

Updates in the Assessment and Management of Agitation.

The western journal of emergency medicine, 2020 Jul 02

The Incidence of QT Prolongation and Torsades des Pointes in Patients Receiving Droperidol in an Urban Emergency Department.

General hospital psychiatry, 2018

Patterns and predictors of pain following lung transplantation.

The clinical respiratory journal, 2018 Sep

Chronic opioid use and clinical outcomes in lung transplant recipients: A single-center cohort study.

The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation, 2021 Feb 17

Survival implications of prescription opioid and benzodiazepine use in lung transplant recipients: Analysis of linked transplant registry and pharmacy fill records.

Transplantation, 2020 Aug

Pretransplant Opioid Use and Survival After Lung Transplantation.

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