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Common Vasopressors and Inotropes
Norepinephrine (NE)
 - Indication: Distributive shock (1st line for septic shock), Cardiogenic shock
), Cardiogenic shock ... , Some cases of ... Can be used in all ... Inotropes #comparison #table ... #pharmacology #criticalcare
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification

Hypovolemic (Intravascular volume depletion)
 - Hemorrhagic 
   • Trauma
) Cardiogenic ( ... contractility) - Acute MI ... exacerbation (any cause ... Classification #Table ... #CriticalCare
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
MAP = CO x SVR
Hypovolemic (↓ Intravascular volume):
 • Hemorrhage, dehydration due
pressure, pallor Cardiogenic ... failure, acute MI ... findings based on cause ... Differential #Diagnosis #table ... #comparison #criticalcare
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
Shock - Management ... treatment for acute MI ... NSAlDs, ACE-inhibitors ... #CHF #Shock #Cardiogenic ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... ancestry, LGE on MRI ... Minority of Pts: cardiogenic ... shock and severe ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
Shock. ... the determined cause ... #treatment #table ... #heartfailure #chf ... #criticalcare #
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
heart (Sepsis, Shock ... are typically able ... treat the primary cause ... “one size fits all ... foamed #algorithm #criticalcare
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
heart (Sepsis, Shock ... are typically able ... treat the primary cause ... “one size fits all ... management #clinical #criticalcare