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Pressors and Inotropes

Norepinephrine
 • alpha1 > beta 1
 • Increase SVR > Inotropy
Vasopressin
 • V1
 •
Pressors and Inotropes ... Increase SVR > Inotropy ... Increase SVR Epinephrine ... #criticalcare # ... pharmacology #comparison
Simplified Vasopressors and Inotropes Comparison Chart
MAP = CO x SVR
Dobutamine - Norepinephrine - Epinephrine - Phenylephrine
Vasopressors and Inotropes ... Comparison Chart ... Norepinephrine - Epinephrine ... #criticalcare # ... pharmacology
Vasopressors and Inotropes - Comparison Table
Activity: Alpha-1, Beta-1, Dopamine, SVR, HR, CO, BP
Phenylephrine
Vasopressin
Norepinephrine
Epinephrine
Dopamine
Dobutamine
Isoproterenol
Milrinone

- Dr. Eric Strong
Vasopressors and Inotropes ... - Comparison Table ... Norepinephrine Epinephrine ... #pharmacology # ... criticalcare
Push Dose Pressors - Mixing Instructions - Epinephrine and Phenylephrine

Epinephrine Preparation steps:
1. Add 9 mL of
Dose Pressors - Mixing ... mL from this NS bag ... Label syringe #Pharmacology ... #CriticalCare # ... Phenylephrine #Mixing
Push Dose Pressors - Mixing Instructions.

EPINEPHRINE
Has alpha and beta 1/2 effects so it is an inopressor
Do
Dose Pressors - Mixing ... so no intrinsic inotropy ... into a 100 ml bag ... 50-200 mcg) #Pharmacology ... #CriticalCare #
Vasopressors and Inotropes
 • Norepinephrine - Levophed - "Levo" - Generally thought of as the first
Vasopressors and Inotropes ... added in shock • Epinephrine ... #management #criticalcare ... #summary #comparison ... #table #pharmacology
Common Vasopressors and Inotropes
Norepinephrine (NE)
 - Indication: Distributive shock (1st line for septic shock), Cardiogenic shock
Vasopressors and Inotropes ... vasoconstriction Epinephrine ... #comparison #table ... #pharmacology # ... criticalcare
Common Medications Known to Prolong QTc
Antiarrhythmics - Amiodarone, sotalol, flecainide, quinidine, dronedarone, dofetilide
Vasopressors/inotropes - Epinephrine, norepinephrine,
Vasopressors/inotropes ... - Epinephrine, ... Medications #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #pharmacology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
than sensitive making ... patients need inotrope ... #diagnosis #differential ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare ... icu #clinical #pharmacology