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Estimating Left Ventricular Filling Pressure by Echocardiography

#Diagnosis #Cardiology #Echocardiogram #POCUS #Diastolic #Dysfunction #Diastology #Diastasis #EWave #AWave
Estimating Left ... Ventricular Filling Pressure ... Echocardiogram #POCUS #Diastolic
Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump (IABP)

Intra-aortic balloon counter-pulsation is a method of invasive hemodynamic support. A catheter is
Balloon inflates in diastole ... By increasing diastolic ... pressure, the IABP ... Triggers (EKG, Pressure ... management #cardiology #criticalcare
Conventional vs Airway Pressure Release Ventilation (APRV) - Pressure Waveforms 
 - Dr. Josh Farkas @PulmCrit

#Diagnosis
Conventional vs Airway Pressure ... Ventilation (APRV) - Pressure ... #Diagnosis #CriticalCare ... #APRV #Comparison
Fluid Responsiveness and Fluid Tolerance Testing - OnePager Summary
Fluid resuscitation can be beneficial when required or
• LV End Diastolic ... at the end of diastole ... Challenges: • PASSIVE ... testing #diagnosis #criticalcare ... #comparison #challenges
Simplifying Mechanical Ventilation - Modes of Mechanical Ventilation - Comparison Table

You now know many modes whether
Ventilation - Comparison ... delivered (Volume or Pressure ... #Management #CriticalCare ... Variables #Breaths #Comparison ... Table #Volume #Pressure
Clinician's Pocket Guide to Vasopressors - Receptor Profiles and Hemodynamic Parameters
 • Systemic Vascular Resistance -
- Circulatory pressure ... Mean Arterial Pressure ... perfusion (2*(Diastolic ... cheatsheet #management #comparison
Conceptual Relationship between Volume Responsiveness and Volume Tolerance

Assessing for volume responsiveness would only tell you that
decreased oncotic pressure ... IVFluids #Shift #Challenge ... Pathophysiology #CriticalCare
Vasopressors Demystified

Shock comes in many flavors and so do vasopressors. Here’s a OnePager summarizing my approach
my approach to pressors ... Vasopressors #Basics #CriticalCare ... #Pharmacology #Comparison
Pressors and Inotropes

Norepinephrine
 • alpha1 > beta 1
 • Increase SVR > Inotropy
Vasopressin
 • V1
 •
Pressors and Inotropes ... thematttsai #Pressors ... #Inotropes #criticalcare ... #pharmacology #comparison
Overview of Ventilator Modes
VC - Volume Control (a.k.a. assist control volume)
 - Every breath delivered (mandatory
volume (TV) PC - Pressure ... assist control pressure ... set time PRVC - Pressure ... #Ventilation #CriticalCare ... #Comparison #Management