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Vasopressors Table 
Rough properties by Target Receptor, Heart Rate/Inotropy, Systemic Vascular Resistance, Cardiac Output, Blood Pressure,
Vasopressors Table ... Resistance, Main Uses ... /min Pure Vasopressors ... #Properties #Table ... #Pharmacology #
Common Vasopressors and Inotropes
Norepinephrine (NE)
 - Indication: Distributive shock (1st line for septic shock), Cardiogenic shock
Common Vasopressors ... Bradyarrhythmias, Some cases ... Inotropes #comparison #table ... #pharmacology # ... criticalcare
Common Medications Known to Prolong QTc
Antiarrhythmics - Amiodarone, sotalol, flecainide, quinidine, dronedarone, dofetilide
Vasopressors/inotropes - Epinephrine, norepinephrine,
dronedarone, dofetilide Vasopressors ... #Medications #Causes ... #differential # ... diagnosis #pharmacology ... #table
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
system including valves ... Consider giving vasopressor ... and positioning (e.g ... (eg steroid dependency ... #Hypotension #Differential
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
MAP = CO x SVR
Hypovolemic (↓ Intravascular volume):
 • Hemorrhage, dehydration due
Shock - Differential ... Vascular → PE, PAH ... findings based on cause ... #Diagnosis #table ... #comparison #criticalcare
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Causes of Secondary ... Hypertension - Workup and Differential ... with previously stable ... values. 3. ... #Differential #
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... by excretion (e.g ... to bolus these values ... administration, vasopressors ... Acidosis #Elevation #Differential
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
ECG is vital while ... the determined cause ... #diagnosis #differential ... cardiology #treatment #table ... icu #clinical #pharmacology