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Approach to ECGs - VT vs. SVT - Wide Tachycardias
DDx = VT vs. SVT with BBB
All
in V1 -V6 - Absence ... VT #VTach #SVT #Comparison ... VentricularTachycardia #Versus #ecg ... #ekg #cardiology
PDE5 inhibitors are usually the drugs of first choice for erectile dysfunction.

PDE5 inhibitors enhance an erection that is
with caution - e.g ... #pharmacology #comparison ... #treatment #medications
Common Vasopressors and Inotropes
Norepinephrine (NE)
 - Indication: Distributive shock (1st line for septic shock), Cardiogenic shock
is not desired (e.g ... is not desired (e.g ... Vasopressors #Inotropes #comparison ... #table #pharmacology ... #criticalcare
High yield pharmacology notes
#pharmacology #cardiology #management #medications #criticalcare #treatment
High yield pharmacology ... notes #pharmacology ... #cardiology #management ... #medications #criticalcare ... #treatment
Checklist for Treatment of Delirium in the ICU 

Remove causative factors 
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Exclude hypoglycemia if
Checklist for Treatment ... consider empiric treatment ... interruption (e.g ... sleeping, administer pharmacologic ... #MICU #CriticalCare
Iron Deficiency in Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)

Iron deficiency (ID) in heart failure is a common comorbidity
[body weight (kg ... depot iron] Treatment ... #Failure #CHF #pharmacology ... pathophysiology #cardiology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
ECG is vital while ... algorithm #management #cardiology ... #treatment #table ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare ... icu #clinical #pharmacology
Vasopressor Receptor Activities
alpha - beta1 - beta2 - DA - Vasopressin
Dopamine (ug/kg/min)
Epinephrine (ug/kg/min)
Norepinqhrine (ug/min)
Phenylephrine (ug/min)
Vasopressin (units/min)

#Vasopressors
Dopamine (ug/kg ... Epinephrine (ug/kg ... Vasopressors #Receptors #pharmacology ... #comparison #table ... #activity #criticalcare
Ventricular fibrillation (V-fib or VF) is when the heart quivers instead of pumps due to disorganized
irreversible death in the absence ... of treatment. ... Clinical #MedStudent #Cardiology ... #EKG #VFib #VentricularFibrillation