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Clinician's Pocket Guide to Vasopressors - Receptor Profiles and Hemodynamic Parameters
 • Systemic Vascular Resistance -
Circulatory pressure • Inotropy ... Systolic BP)) / 3 • Cardiac ... cheatsheet #management #comparison ... #table #receptors ... #inotropes
Syncope - Findings, Signs and Symptoms by Classification
 - Reflex Syncope 
 - Cardiogenic Syncope
Syncope - Findings ... and Symptoms by Classification ... #Table #CriticalCare ... Sign #Symptoms #Findings ... #Comparison
Shock - Findings, Signs and Symptoms by Classification
 - Hypovolemic (Intravascular volume depletion)
 - Distributive (Vasodilation)
Shock - Findings ... and Symptoms by Classification ... #Table #CriticalCare ... Sign #Symptoms #Findings ... #Comparison
Vasopressors Table 
Rough properties by Target Receptor, Heart Rate/Inotropy, Systemic Vascular Resistance, Cardiac Output, Blood Pressure,
Vasopressors Table ... Receptor, Heart Rate/Inotropy ... Vascular Resistance, Cardiac ... Effect #Management #Comparison ... #Inotropes
Shock Classification Types - Comparison Table
JVP, IVC on Ultrasound, Passive Leg Raise, Temperature of extremities, LV
Shock Classification ... Types - Comparison ... Table JVP, IVC ... Ultrasound, Other Findings ... #Table #differentiating
Common Vasopressors and Inotropes
Norepinephrine (NE)
 - Indication: Distributive shock (1st line for septic shock), Cardiogenic shock
Vasopressors and Inotropes ... Tachyarrhythmias, Cardiac ... Tachyarrhythmias, Cardiac ... #Vasopressors #Inotropes ... #comparison #table
Syncope Diagnostic Testing and Evaluation: Cost Effectiveness
Frequency obtained - Abnormal findings - Helped determine etiology of
obtained - Abnormal findings ... ECG, Telemetry, Cardiac ... EEG, Brain MRI, Cardiac ... Effectiveness #table ... #comparison
Bedside Classification of Shock

Hypovolemic shock 

- Vomiting, diarrhea, overdiuresis 

- Hemorrhage (GI, peritoneal, RP) 

Distributive shock
Bedside Classification ... Anaphylaxis - Post-cardiac ... CM #Shock #Classification ... #Cardiogenic #Comparison ... #Table #Diagnosis
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
MAP = CO x SVR
Hypovolemic (↓ Intravascular volume):
 • Hemorrhage, dehydration due
Cardiogenic (Intra-cardiac ... → tension PTX, cardiac ... pressure, other findings ... Differential #Diagnosis #table ... #comparison #criticalcare
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
Some exam findings ... hemodynamics and cardiac ... patients need inotrope ... Cardiac cath if ... cardiology #treatment #table