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Vasopressors and Inotropes
 • Norepinephrine - Levophed - "Levo" - Generally thought of as the first
, HOCM, etc ... Vasopressors #Inotropes #management ... #criticalcare # ... summary #comparison ... #table #pharmacology
Shock - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Hypotension: SBP<90, SBP drop >40, MAP<65 (Normotension, HTN possible
and Management ... Summary • Hypotension ... telemetry, 12-Lead EKG ... - Pulmonary >> Acute ... #Summary #criticalcare
Pancreatitis management checklist 
Evaluation to guide etiology & management 
 - RUQ ultrasound 
 - Calcium
checklist Evaluation ... as for septic shock ... limit them as able ... #Pancreatitis #Checklist ... #CriticalCare
Checklist Approach to Hypokalemia

Consider risk factors for arrhythmia:
 - EKG changes (especially QT prolongation)
 - Digoxin
Checklist Approach ... incongruous with clinical ... NPO, or profound shock ... #Hypokalemia #Management ... #CriticalCare
Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
Build clinical suspicion ... Manage acute cardiac ... HF, Cardiogenic shock ... Myocarditis #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #summary
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Acute Respiratory ... Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical ... objective assessment“ (e.g ... Syndrome #ARDS #Summary ... #CriticalCare
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
hyponatremia, AKI, etc ... esp in work-up/management ... of shock MICRO ... note, discharge summary ... diagnosis #workup #criticalcare
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist ... Intubation only if clinically ... (vital signs, clinical ... subjective dyspnea, etc ... #Management #CriticalCare
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
ECG is vital while ... essentially Cardiogenic Shock ... #differential #algorithm ... #management #cardiology ... #treatment #table
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Cardiomyopathy - Summary ... Clinical • Under-recognized ... Pts: cardiogenic shock ... Delivery • Stable ... support for patients clinically