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Common Vasopressors and Inotropes
Norepinephrine (NE)
 - Indication: Distributive shock (1st line for septic shock), Cardiogenic shock
: Distributive shock ... effects: Reflex bradycardia ... Bradyarrhythmias, Some cases ... Can be used in all ... comparison #table #pharmacology
Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

BRADI Mnemonic
 • BRASH/Hyperkalemia
 • Reduced oxygen/Glucose/Temp
 • ACS
 • Drugs
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Glucose/Temp • ACS ... blocking agent • Shock ... Sotalol • Propofol infusion ... Spondylarthropathies Other causes ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Intraoperative  Bradycardia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Bradycardia in theatre should not be treated as
Guidelines for Crises ... reservoir bag and APL ... rate, rhythm, perfusion ... Consider known drug causes ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Unexplained hypotension
• Unexplained bronchospasm (wheeze may be absent
tachycardia or bradycardia ... arrest where other causes ... pack. ❸ Remove all ... an adrenaline infusion ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
point where tissue perfusion ... - Remove all ... Syndrome • Syndrome caused ... (HBOT) Spinal Shock ... characterised by bradycardia
Local Anaesthetic Toxicity - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Signs of severe toxicity:
 • Sudden alteration in
Guidelines for Crises ... collapse: sinus bradycardia ... tachyarrhythmias may all ... anaesthetic (remember infusion ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
importantly, bedside ultrasound ... essentially Cardiogenic Shock ... the determined cause ... treatment #table #foamed ... icu #clinical #pharmacology
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
palpitations, bradycardia ... diuretics, Saline infusion ... reabsorption) Workup ... only if no clear cause ... Ca-gluconate or 1g CaCl
The crusade against “Ab”Normal Saline continues.  This is a non-physiologic fluid that can harm our
ECF and ICF both work ... K+ in the ECF causes ... blood flow and perfusion ... #foamed #criticalcare ... diagnosis #treatment #pharmacology
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
heart (Sepsis, Shock ... treat the primary cause ... time for coronary perfusion ... “one size fits all ... cardiology #clinica l#foamed