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Vasopressors Demystified

Shock comes in many flavors and so do vasopressors. Here’s a OnePager summarizing my approach
Vasopressors Demystified ... Shock comes ... #Basics #CriticalCare ... #Management #Pharmacology ... #Comparison #Inotropes
Vasopressors and Inotropes
 • Norepinephrine - Levophed - "Levo" - Generally thought of as the first
Vasopressors and ... #Inotropes #management ... #criticalcare # ... summary #comparison ... #table #pharmacology
Common Vasopressors and Inotropes
Norepinephrine (NE)
 - Indication: Distributive shock (1st line for septic shock), Cardiogenic shock
Common Vasopressors ... Cardiac ischemia #Vasopressors ... #Inotropes #comparison ... #table #pharmacology ... #criticalcare
Shock - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Hypotension: SBP<90, SBP drop >40, MAP<65 (Normotension, HTN possible
and Management ... Reversibles 3) Stabilize ... and Survey 4) Workup ... Neurogenic >> Vasopressors ... #Summary #criticalcare
Shock and Vasoactive Drugs 
1) Determine type and etiology of shock
 • Distributive: Sepsis, Anaphylaxis, Neurogenic
vasoactive drug pharmacology ... hasankazmi01 #Vasopressors ... #Drugs #pharmacology ... inopressors #diagnosis #management ... #comparison #table
Pressors and Inotropes

Norepinephrine
 • alpha1 > beta 1
 • Increase SVR > Inotropy
Vasopressin
 • V1
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Pressors #Inotropes #criticalcare ... #pharmacology # ... comparison #shock ... #management
Pancreatitis management checklist 
Evaluation to guide etiology & management 
 - RUQ ultrasound 
 - Calcium
checklist Evaluation ... as for septic shock ... amount fluid, vasopressors ... #Pancreatitis #Checklist ... #CriticalCare
Clinical Management for Three Common Causes of Shock 
HEMORRHAGIC SHOCK
 • Ensure adequate ventilation and oxygenation.
Clinical Management ... Ameliorate increased work ... • Begin vasopressor ... #Shock #Management ... #CriticalCare
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist ... failure, esp in work-up ... /management of shock ... #ICU #Pearls #Checklist ... #criticalcare
Intraoperative Sepsis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Severe sepsis (hypotension persisting after initial fluid challenge of
cause) or septic shock ... aid fluid and vasopressor ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup