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Vasopressors and Inotropes
 • Norepinephrine - Levophed - "Levo" - Generally thought of as the first
), Symptomatic bradycardia ... of shock, HOCM, etc ... Vasopressors #Inotropes #management ... #criticalcare # ... summary #comparison #table
Bradycardia
1) First Steps: IV, O2, Monitors, ECG, Pads on patient, Crash Cart in room. Is patient
Bradycardia 1) ... sedative & pain medication ... Patients DIE: Drugs ... #differential #management ... #cardiology
Intraoperative  Bradycardia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Bradycardia in theatre should not be treated as
Consider known drug ... causes (eg. remifentanil ... , digoxin etc) ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup #Cardiology
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
• They must be able ... production to cause ... Contraindications: - Bradycardia ... Stress #Testing #cardiology ... #management #diagnosis
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
A dissociative drug ... SE: prolonged QTC ... SE: prolonged QTC ... Delirium #PAD #ICU #CriticalCare ... #diagnosis #management
Pancreatitis management checklist 
Evaluation to guide etiology & management 
 - RUQ ultrasound 
 - Calcium
Pancreatitis management ... - Review of medication ... potentially causative drugs ... limit them as able ... #CriticalCare
Clinically Significant Cardiovascular Drug-Drug Interactions With OTC Supplements and Herbal Products
Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors (ACEIs)
 • Night-blooming
Cardiovascular Drug-Drug ... hypotension and bradycardia ... vera, Licorice - Causes ... pharmacology #DDI #table ... #cardiology
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Unexplained hypotension
• Unexplained bronchospasm (wheeze may be absent
tachycardia or bradycardia ... immediately. ❼ Give drugs ... as patient is stable ... annotate notes/drug ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Etiology: • Medications ... heparinized tube) • ECG ... only if no clear cause ... Elimination (see Table ... STOP offending medications
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
exam • 12-lead ECG ... PALPITATIONS: Medications ... • Serotonergic drugs ... disease • Severe bradycardia ... #Palpitations #Cardiology