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DETROIT CARDIOGENIC SHOCK INITIATIVE ALGORITHM

INCLUSION CRITERIA
Acute Myocardial Infarction
 Ischemic Symptoms
 EKG and/or biomarker evidence of AMI
SHOCK INITIATIVE ALGORITHM ... vasopressors or inotropes ... Cardiogenic #Shock #Algorithm ... Initiative #Management #Cardiology
Vasopressors - Charted by Vasoconstriction, Vasodilation, and Inotropy
 - Dobutamine
 - Milrinone 
 - Vasopressin
 -
Vasodilation, and Inotropy ... #Vasodilation #Inotropy ... Pharmacology #Visual #Inotropes
Pressors and Inotropes

Norepinephrine
 • alpha1 > beta 1
 • Increase SVR > Inotropy
Vasopressin
 • V1
 •
Pressors and Inotropes ... Increase SVR > Inotropy ... 2, alpha 1 • Inotropy ... beta 1 and 2 • Inotropy ... inhibitor • Inotropy
Calcium Channel Blockers - Dihydropyridines vs Non-Dihydropyridines
Dihydropyridines (amlodipine, felodipine, nifedipine, nicardipine)
 • SVR: Decrease
 • Inotropy:
SVR: Decrease • Inotropy ... SVR: Decrease • Inotropy ... comparison #table #cardiology
Clinician's Pocket Guide to Vasopressors - Receptor Profiles and Hemodynamic Parameters
 • Systemic Vascular Resistance -
Circulatory pressure • Inotropy ... table #receptors #inotropes
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
patients need inotrope ... #differential #algorithm ... #management #cardiology
Inotropic agents in current use for the treatment of heart failure 
#heartfailure
#cardiology
#ionotropes
#epinephrine #norepinephrine #dopamine #dobutamine
Inotropic agents ... heartfailure #cardiology
Vasopressors Table 
Rough properties by Target Receptor, Heart Rate/Inotropy, Systemic Vascular Resistance, Cardiac Output, Blood Pressure,
Receptor, Heart Rate/Inotropy ... Management #Comparison #Inotropes
Vasopressors and Inotropes - Pharmacology Summary
Vasopressors
Phenylephrine (alpha-1)
 • Increases BP, SVR
 • Risk of reflex bradycardia
Vasopressors and Inotropes ... Increases BP, SVR, not inotropic ... vasoconstriction, SVR Inotropes ... #Vasopressors #Inotropes
Inotropic agents in current use for the treatment of heart failure 
#heartfailure
#cardiology
#ionotropes
#epinephrine #norepinephrine #dopamine #dobutamine
Inotropic agents ... heartfailure #cardiology