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Pressors and Inotropes

Norepinephrine
 • alpha1 > beta 1
 • Increase SVR > Inotropy
Vasopressin
 • V1
 •
Pressors and Inotropes ... Increase SVR > Inotropy ... thematttsai #Pressors ... #Inotropes #criticalcare ... #pharmacology #
REBEL Review 74: Push-Dose Epinephrine 

9 mL Saline + 1 mL Epi (100mcq/mL) = Epinephrine 10mcg/mL
REBEL Review 74: Push-Dose ... #pushdose #pressors ... resuscitation #criticalcare ... #management #pharmacology
Vasopressors Demystified

Shock comes in many flavors and so do vasopressors. Here’s a OnePager summarizing my approach
my approach to pressors ... Includes my favorite pressor ... Vasopressors #Basics #CriticalCare ... #Management #Pharmacology ... #Comparison #Inotropes
Vasopressors and Inotropes
 • Norepinephrine - Levophed - "Levo" - Generally thought of as the first
Vasopressors and Inotropes ... of as the first pressor ... #Vasopressors #Inotropes ... #management #criticalcare ... comparison #table #pharmacology
Push Dose Pressors - Mixing Instructions.

EPINEPHRINE
Has alpha and beta 1/2 effects so it is an inopressor
Do
Push Dose Pressors ... cardiac arrest doses ... so no intrinsic inotropy ... 50-200 mcg) #Pharmacology ... #CriticalCare #
Post Intubation Checklist
Airway
 - Inflate balloon 
 - Note tube depth 
 - Secure the tube
Repeat vitals - Push ... dose pressors PRN ... PostIntubation #Checklist #CriticalCare
Push Dose Pressors - Mixing Instructions - Epinephrine and Phenylephrine

Epinephrine Preparation steps:
1. Add 9 mL of
Push Dose Pressors ... Label syringe #Pharmacology ... #CriticalCare #
Postpartum Hemorrhage - Differential Diagnosis and Management 
Uterine Atony (80%) - Most PPH Will respond to
Postpartum Hemorrhage - Differential ... of conception - Does ... abdominal hand, push ... cervix • Direct pressure ... Postpartum #Hemorrhage #Differential
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
adjusting the dose ... patients need inotrope ... #diagnosis #differential ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare ... icu #clinical #pharmacology