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Shock and Vasoactive Drugs 
1) Determine type and etiology of shock
 • Distributive: Sepsis, Anaphylaxis, Neurogenic
• Cardiogenic: Acute ... MI, Acute Heart ... pharmacology ... inopressors #diagnosis ... management #comparison #table
Medications causing Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration: Diuretics
 • Altered intrarenal autoregulation: ACEIs / ARBs,
Medications causing Acute ... sphincter tone: • Opiates ... #Medications #Drugs ... #pharmacology # ... differential #diagnosis
Neurological Side Effects of Antipsychotic Drugs
Acute dystonia - Spasm of muscles of tongue, face, neck, back
Antipsychotic Drugs ... Acute dystonia ... Antiparkinsonian agents are diagnostic ... #Medications #SideEffects ... #pharmacology #
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
MAP = CO x SVR
Hypovolemic (↓ Intravascular volume):
 • Hemorrhage, dehydration due
- Differential Diagnosis ... heart failure, acute ... adrenal crisis, drugs ... #table #comparison ... #criticalcare
First Generation Anti-Psychotics: Mechanisms and Side Effects
Typical/Conventional Anti-Psychotics - Examples: Haloperidol, Chlorpromazine

ACh M1 antagonist - Block
irreversible • Drug ... bradykinesia/akinesia • Acute ... FirstGeneration #Mechanisms #SideEffects ... #pharmacology # ... diagnosis #psychiatry
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
important to recognize Acute ... Cardiac cath if acute ... cardiology #treatment #table ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare ... icu #clinical #pharmacology