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Shock and Vasoactive Drugs 
1) Determine type and etiology of shock
 • Distributive: Sepsis, Anaphylaxis, Neurogenic
Shock and Vasoactive ... MI, Acute Heart Failure ... Valvular Disease, Mechanical ... inopressors #diagnosis #management ... #comparison #table
Shock Classification
Shock Definition: State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
multisystem organ failure ... bradyarrhythmias • Mechanical ... hypertension • Mechanical ... Types #diagnosis #management ... warm #wet #dry #table
Mains Electricity Failure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Unexpected total power failure is rare and unpredictable.
Mains Electricity Failure ... Unexpected total power failure ... until patient is stable ... #Anesthesiology ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
- Management Checklist ... Revascularization, treatment ... present Rx 6 — Mechanical ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology ... #Management
Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction: Management Principles

General Therapeutic Principles:
Reduce the congestive state 
 - Caution
Heart Failure with ... Ejection Fraction: Management ... adaptive servo-ventilation ... #Cardiology #HFpEF ... dCHF #Diastolic #Treatment
Pediatric SVT - Management Algorithm
Identify SVT:
 • HR not variable
 • Abrupt rate changes
 • Infants:
Pediatric SVT - Management ... Monitors, Pads AP Stable ... Signs of shock or ... heart failure ... peds #Pediatric #treatment
STAGES of CHF (A, B, C, D), however, describe the severity of structural abnormalities that impair
end-stage heart failure ... sometimes advanced treatment ... Treatments may include ... LVAD- an external mechanical ... #Management #Cardiology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
Decompensated Heart Failure ... essentially Cardiogenic Shock ... and perhaps even mechanical ... #cardiology #treatment ... #table #foamed
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
irrigation • Management ... congestive heart failure ... • Hypovolemic shock ... Tolvaptan) • Treatment ... #Medications #Table
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Pts: cardiogenic shock ... Management during ... Delivery • Stable ... Consider early mechanical ... #cardiology #treatment