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Pressors and Inotropes

Norepinephrine
 • alpha1 > beta 1
 • Increase SVR > Inotropy
Vasopressin
 • V1
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Pressors and Inotropes ... Increase SVR > Inotropy ... #criticalcare # ... pharmacology #comparison ... #shock #management
Otitis Media
#Diagnosis #Management #Peds #OtitisMedia #Antibiotics #PEMSource
Otitis Media #Diagnosis ... #Management #Peds ... #Antibiotics #PEMSource
AIME Airway Checklist
#Management #Peds #CriticalCare #Airway #Intubation #Checklist #AIME #PEMSource
Airway Checklist #Management ... #Peds #CriticalCare ... Checklist #AIME #PEMSource
Vasopressors and Inotropes
 • Norepinephrine - Levophed - "Levo" - Generally thought of as the first
Vasopressors and Inotropes ... pressor added in shock ... #Vasopressors #Inotropes ... #management #criticalcare ... comparison #table #pharmacology
Vasopressors Demystified

Shock comes in many flavors and so do vasopressors. Here’s a OnePager summarizing my approach
Demystified Shock ... Vasopressors #Basics #CriticalCare ... #Management #Pharmacology ... #Comparison #Inotropes
Vasopressors and Inotropes - Pharmacology Summary
Vasopressors
Phenylephrine (alpha-1)
 • Increases BP, SVR
 • Risk of reflex bradycardia
- Pharmacology ... first agent in shock ... line in septic shock ... #Pharmacology # ... Summary #management
Common Vasopressors and Inotropes
Norepinephrine (NE)
 - Indication: Distributive shock (1st line for septic shock), Cardiogenic shock
Vasopressors and Inotropes ... : Distributive shock ... #Vasopressors #Inotropes ... comparison #table #pharmacology ... #criticalcare
Shock - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Hypotension: SBP<90, SBP drop >40, MAP<65 (Normotension, HTN possible
and Management ... Oliguria • Altered Mental ... Vasopressors, Inotropes ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Summary #criticalcare
Vasopressors Table 
Rough properties by Target Receptor, Heart Rate/Inotropy, Systemic Vascular Resistance, Cardiac Output, Blood Pressure,
Receptor, Heart Rate/Inotropy ... - Dopamine, medium ... Properties #Table #Pharmacology ... #Effect #Management ... #Comparison #Inotropes
Algorithm for bradycardic peri-arrest 
 - Bradycardiac peri-arrest may be loosely defined as severe bradycardia with
bradycardia with marked shock ... electrical & medical ... respond best to medical ... Periarrest #Algorithm #Management ... #CriticalCare