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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
Clinician's Pocket Guide to Vasopressors - Receptor Profiles and Hemodynamic Parameters
 • Systemic Vascular Resistance -
- Circulatory pressure ... Mean Arterial Pressure ... perfusion (2*(Diastolic ... Summary #cheatsheet #management ... #comparison #table
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 ... Pump #diagnosis #management
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
Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction: Management Principles

General Therapeutic Principles:
Reduce the congestive state 
 - Caution
Ejection Fraction: Management ... Control blood pressure ... Central aortic blood pressure ... ineffective) #Management ... #HFpEF #dCHF #Diastolic
Post-TAVR Suicide Left Ventricle
Pre-TAVR: High afterload from aortic stenosis leads to compensatory left ventricular hypertrophy and
hypertrophy and chronic pressure ... ↓ Inotropy + ↑ Diastolic ... Ventricle #diagnosis #management
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 ... #CriticalCare #Comparison ... #Management #Mechanical
Mechanical Cardiac Support Devices Compared
Cannula Size - Insertion Technique - Haemodynarnic Support
IABP:
 • Afterload: Reduced
 •
reduced • PCW pressure ... Reduced • PCW pressure ... Reduced • PCW pressure ... Support #Devices #Comparison ... #cardiology #management
Vasopressors Demystified

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

Norepinephrine
 • alpha1 > beta 1
 • Increase SVR > Inotropy
Vasopressin
 • V1
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Pressors and Inotropes ... thematttsai #Pressors ... #pharmacology #comparison ... #shock #management