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Vasopressors and Inotropes
 • Norepinephrine - Levophed - "Levo" - Generally thought of as the first
Vasopressors and Inotropes ... pressor added in shock ... compared to Levo. so ... #Vasopressors #Inotropes ... criticalcare #summary #comparison
Shock - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Hypotension: SBP<90, SBP drop >40, MAP<65 (Normotension, HTN possible
Shock - Diagnosis ... possible w/ early shock ... Setup - Ultrasound ... - Pulmonary >> Acute ... Vasopressors, Inotropes
Vasopressors Demystified

Shock comes in many flavors and so do vasopressors. Here’s a OnePager summarizing my approach
Demystified Shock ... many flavors and so ... #Pharmacology #Comparison ... #Inotropes
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Pre-Renal:
 • Hypovolemia, Cardiorenal, Distributive Shock, HRS, Hypercalcemia, Renal
Acute Kidney Injury ... , Distributive Shock ... Artery Stenosis, Abdominal ... • Neurogenic Bladder ... SCVMCMed #AKI #Acute
DETROIT CARDIOGENIC SHOCK INITIATIVE ALGORITHM

INCLUSION CRITERIA
Acute Myocardial Infarction
 Ischemic Symptoms
 EKG and/or biomarker evidence of AMI
DETROIT CARDIOGENIC SHOCK ... INCLUSION CRITERIA Acute ... ) Cardiogenic Shock ... vasopressors or inotropes ... #Cardiogenic #Shock
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
& Cardiogenic Shock ... function tests if shock ... (no B-lines on ultrasound ... with cardiogenic shock ... Checklist #CHF #Shock
Rectus Sheath Hematoma on POCUS
Older male on apixaban for treatment of DVT presents with abdominal pain
presents with abdominal ... pain and shock. ... and hemorrhagic shock ... Acute, hypoechoic ... #abdominal #wall
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
important to recognize Acute ... importantly, bedside ultrasound ... essentially Cardiogenic Shock ... patients need inotrope ... Cardiac cath if acute