CHAOTIC NSICU ESCAPE
Audrey Pleger
Created on November 16, 2023
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Transcript
Escape NSICU Room
ChaoticBRAIN
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HPI: DA is a 56yo F who was speaking with her family on the phone, yelled out in pain and stopped responding. Family came to check on her and found her minimally responsive and covered in vomit. When EMS arrived, DA was hypertensive with a BP of 230/115 and bradycardic with a HR in the 20-30s. They brought her to the ED where she was intubated and taken for a head CT. CT scan demonstrates diffuse subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) with intraventricular extension (IVH). .
Look at the note on the fridge
Patient Info
Ht: 160 cm
Wt: 99kg
PMH: Migraine headaches, Hypertension, GERDSocial: Patient is a Jehovah witness
Is this hypertensive urgency vs emergency?Reminder BP was 230/115
Urgency
Emergency
Blood pressure goals?
Drop MAP by 20% over nect hour; then to 160 over next 6 hours
Drop to <160 SBP ASAP
How do we attain the goal blood pressure?
Nicardipine gtt, clevidipine gtt, hydralazine IV push
Labetalol IV push; esmolol, oral medications
What other concerns do you have given some of her vitals and symptoms
May continue once at least 3 people provide educated guesses
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Patient management
HTN emergency
Patient Course Cont.
Neurosurgery arrives to assess the patient. DA was intubated, bradycardic, did not withdraw to pain in any extremities, though she did have a cough and gag. Her SAH is graded as a Hung and Hess grade V and Fisher grade IV. Neurosurgery needs pharmacy help while they prepare to place an IRRAFlow device (similar to an external ventricular drain).
What can be done acutely in the ED? (That a pharmacist can assist with)
May continue once at least 2 interventions are provided
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Patient management
HTN emergency
ED tx requirements
Patient course cont.
IRRAflow is successfully placed and DA is taken to the angio suite. It is found that she has a large bilobed anterior communicating artery aneurysm and they place a WEB device.
What complications is DA at risk for and how should we monitor for them?
May continue once at least four people provide educated guesses
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Post-angio what medications should the patient be started on and why?
May continue once at least four people provide educated guesses
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Patient Management
HTN emergency
ED tx requirements
Post-angio monitoring and complications
Patient Course Cont.
Day 4: Patient is following simple commands (ie. squeezing hand)Day 7: Patient neuro exam starts to decline per discussion with APP during rounds
Patient lab data
Based on the above laba data, what do you think is going on? At least 2 people must take an educated guess to move on.
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What are treatment options for her at this time?
May continue once at least three people provide educated guesses
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What other treatment(s) should continue during her stay?
May continue once at least four people provide educated guesses
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Patient management
HTN emergency
ED tx requirements
Post-angio monitoring and complications
Identifying and tx pt complications w standard ICU care
starT over?
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You have made it out of the NSICU!!!
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