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Pharmacology of diuretics

Acetazolamide, Loop diuretics, Thiazide‐like diuretics, MRA, Amiloride

Site of Action, Maximum Dose, Half-Life, Onset, Bioavailability,
Pharmacology of ... #Comparison #Table ... #HalfLife #Dosing ... Loop #Thiazide #CHF ... #Cardiology #Management
Shock and Vasoactive Drugs 
1) Determine type and etiology of shock
 • Distributive: Sepsis, Anaphylaxis, Neurogenic
Arrhythmias / CHB ... Pericardial tamponade, Pulmonary ... vasoactive drug pharmacology ... inopressors #diagnosis #management ... #comparison #table
Managing warfarin INR

Warfarin dosage must be individualized according to the patient's response to the drug, and
range) is 65% or higher ... #management #algorithm ... #pharmacology # ... #medications #table ... hematology #warfarin #dosing
Vasopressors Table 
Rough properties by Target Receptor, Heart Rate/Inotropy, Systemic Vascular Resistance, Cardiac Output, Blood Pressure,
Vasopressors Table ... Blood Pressure, Pulmonary ... #Pharmacology # ... Effect #Management ... #Comparison #Inotropes
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
In daily clinical ... In these cases comparison ... a period of CHF ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Cephalization
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
importantly, bedside ultrasound ... with presence of pulmonary ... #table #foamed ... #heartfailure #chf ... #pharmacology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... May have typical HF ... Management during ... Management during ... Management during
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
perform own ADLs - Highest ... murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... disease b) CHF ... Change in clinical ... medical and surgical management
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
myocardium by a much higher ... are typically able ... Even during the ... echocardiogram #management ... #clinical #criticalcare
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
myocardium by a much higher ... are typically able ... Even during the ... #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #clinica