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Pressors and Inotropes

Norepinephrine
 • alpha1 > beta 1
 • Increase SVR > Inotropy
Vasopressin
 • V1
 •
Pressors and Inotropes ... Increase SVR > Inotropy ... Increase SVR Epinephrine ... #criticalcare # ... pharmacology #comparison
Simplified Vasopressors and Inotropes Comparison Chart
MAP = CO x SVR
Dobutamine - Norepinephrine - Epinephrine - Phenylephrine
Vasopressors and Inotropes ... Norepinephrine - Epinephrine ... #Vasopressors #Inotropes ... comparison #table #criticalcare ... #pharmacology
Vasopressors and Inotropes - Comparison Table
Activity: Alpha-1, Beta-1, Dopamine, SVR, HR, CO, BP
Phenylephrine
Vasopressin
Norepinephrine
Epinephrine
Dopamine
Dobutamine
Isoproterenol
Milrinone

- Dr. Eric Strong
Vasopressors and Inotropes ... Norepinephrine Epinephrine ... #Vasopressors #Inotropes ... comparison #table #pharmacology ... #criticalcare
Push Dose Pressors - Mixing Instructions.

EPINEPHRINE
Has alpha and beta 1/2 effects so it is an inopressor
Do
Pressors - Mixing Instructions ... so no intrinsic inotropy ... Mixing Instructions ... 50-200 mcg) #Pharmacology ... #CriticalCare #
Push Dose Pressors - Mixing Instructions - Epinephrine and Phenylephrine

Epinephrine Preparation steps:
1. Add 9 mL of
Pressors - Mixing Instructions ... - Epinephrine and ... Label syringe #Pharmacology ... #CriticalCare # ... Phenylephrine #Mixing #Instructions
Common Medications Known to Prolong QTc
Antiarrhythmics - Amiodarone, sotalol, flecainide, quinidine, dronedarone, dofetilide
Vasopressors/inotropes - Epinephrine, norepinephrine,
Medications Known to Prolong ... Vasopressors/inotropes ... - Epinephrine, ... differential #diagnosis #pharmacology
Vasopressors and Inotropes
 • Norepinephrine - Levophed - "Levo" - Generally thought of as the first
Vasopressors and Inotropes ... added in shock • Epinephrine ... #Vasopressors #Inotropes ... #management #criticalcare ... comparison #table #pharmacology
Common Vasopressors and Inotropes
Norepinephrine (NE)
 - Indication: Distributive shock (1st line for septic shock), Cardiogenic shock
Vasopressors and Inotropes ... vasoconstriction Epinephrine ... #Vasopressors #Inotropes ... comparison #table #pharmacology ... #criticalcare