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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
Vasopressors and Inotropes
 • Norepinephrine - Levophed - "Levo" - Generally thought of as the first
Vasopressors and Inotropes ... pressor added in shock ... in refractory shock ... #Vasopressors #Inotropes ... #management #criticalcare
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
Shock - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Hypotension: SBP<90, SBP drop >40, MAP<65 (Normotension, HTN possible
Shock - Diagnosis ... and Management ... Vasopressors, Inotropes ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Summary #criticalcare
BiPAP titration in CHF
 - Mean airway pressure provides goodness 
 - Ramp up the ePAP
in CHF - Mean airway ... achieve high mean airway ... CongestiveHeartFailure #Management ... #CriticalCare # ... Cardiology
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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Shock - Differential ... Dehydration Shock ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #criticalcare ... algorithm #treatment #management
DETROIT CARDIOGENIC SHOCK INITIATIVE ALGORITHM

INCLUSION CRITERIA
Acute Myocardial Infarction
 Ischemic Symptoms
 EKG and/or biomarker evidence of AMI
DETROIT CARDIOGENIC SHOCK ... ) Cardiogenic Shock ... vasopressors or inotropes ... DCSI #Initiative #Management ... #Cardiology
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
- Management Checklist ... Rx 4 — Consider inotrope ... considered a weak inotropic ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology ... #Management
Initial assessment and management of coma in pediatric population.

Airway - is it secure? 
Breathing — is
assessment and management ... Airway - is it secure ... Circulation - treat shock ... Pediatrics #Peds #ABCs #CriticalCare
Clinical Management for Three Common Causes of Shock 
HEMORRHAGIC SHOCK
 • Ensure adequate ventilation and oxygenation.
Clinical Management ... HEMORRHAGIC SHOCK ... vasopressor or inotropic ... #Shock #Management ... #CriticalCare