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Common Vasopressors and Inotropes
Norepinephrine (NE)
 - Indication: Distributive shock (1st line for septic shock), Cardiogenic shock
Tachyarrhythmias, Cardiac ... Tachyarrhythmias, Cardiac ... Tachyarrhythmias, Cardiac ... Vasopressors #Inotropes #comparison ... #table #pharmacology
Bedside Classification of Shock

Hypovolemic shock 

- Vomiting, diarrhea, overdiuresis 

- Hemorrhage (GI, peritoneal, RP) 

Distributive shock
Classification of Shock ... Hypovolemic shock ... Anaphylaxis - Post-cardiac ... #Cardiogenic #Comparison ... #Table #Diagnosis
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
MAP = CO x SVR
Hypovolemic (↓ Intravascular volume):
 • Hemorrhage, dehydration due
Shock - Differential ... → tension PTX, cardiac ... uw_IMresidency #Shock ... Differential #Diagnosis #table ... #comparison #criticalcare
Summary of Coagulation Deficiencies
Inherited:
 • Hemophilia A - Deficiency of Factor VIII
 • Hemophilia B -
of Factor IX Acquired ... Acute DIC - Septic shock ... Deficiencies #Summary #table ... #comparison #diagnosis
Vasopressors Table 
Rough properties by Target Receptor, Heart Rate/Inotropy, Systemic Vascular Resistance, Cardiac Output, Blood Pressure,
Vasopressors Table ... Vascular Resistance, Cardiac ... Internet Book of Critical ... Vasopressors #Properties #Table ... Effect #Management #Comparison
Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
life Causes and clinical ... , Hypotension, shock ... #rheumatology #comparison ... #table
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
high index of clinical ... suspicion is required ... Hypercoagulable states • Clinical ... #Endocarditis #comparison ... Marantic #diagnosis #table
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
just simply a clinical ... hemodynamics and cardiac ... essentially Cardiogenic Shock ... Cardiac cath if ... cardiology #treatment #table
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Clinical • Under-recognized ... Pts: cardiogenic shock ... and timing with Cardio-OB ... during Delivery • Stable ... follow-up with Cardio-OB
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
of the resting cardiac ... heart (Sepsis, Shock ... are typically able ... echocardiogram #management #clinical