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Summary of the therapeutic uses of adrenergic agonists
Table of Catecholamine Pressors, Non-Catecholamines, Alpha and Beta Receptor
the therapeutic uses ... of adrenergic agonists ... and Therapeutic Uses ... #Pharmacology ... #Comparison
Vasopressors Table 
Rough properties by Target Receptor, Heart Rate/Inotropy, Systemic Vascular Resistance, Cardiac Output, Blood Pressure,
Receptor, Heart Rate/Inotropy ... Resistance, Main Uses ... #Pharmacology # ... Effect #Management #Comparison ... #Inotropes
Common Vasopressors and Inotropes
Norepinephrine (NE)
 - Indication: Distributive shock (1st line for septic shock), Cardiogenic shock
Vasopressors and Inotropes ... Bradyarrhythmias, Some cases ... #Vasopressors #Inotropes ... #comparison #table ... #pharmacology #
Common Medications Known to Prolong QTc
Antiarrhythmics - Amiodarone, sotalol, flecainide, quinidine, dronedarone, dofetilide
Vasopressors/inotropes - Epinephrine, norepinephrine,
Vasopressors/inotropes ... #Medications #Causes ... #differential #diagnosis ... #pharmacology # ... table
Adrenoceptor Actions
α1
 • Vascular smooth muscle - Contraction
 • Genitourinary smooth muscle - Contraction
 • Intestinal
• Heart - ↑ Inotropy ... #Adrenoceptor #adrenergic ... receptors #actions #pharmacology ... pathophysiology #comparison ... #table
First Generation Anti-Psychotics: Mechanisms and Side Effects
Typical/Conventional Anti-Psychotics - Examples: Haloperidol, Chlorpromazine

ACh M1 antagonist - Block
Drowsiness alpha-1-adrenergic ... arterioles -> less able ... , and/or limbs caused ... #SideEffects #pharmacology ... #diagnosis #psychiatry
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
simply a clinical diagnosis ... patients need inotrope ... the determined cause ... cardiology #treatment #table ... icu #clinical #pharmacology
POCUS Echocardiogram Volume Assessment

Echo provides increased accuracy and insight into volume state assessment. This grid illustrates
insight into volume state ... extremes of volume state ... diuretics/fluids/inotropes ... Volume #Assessment #Diagnosis ... #Comparison #Hypovolemic
Hyperthermic Toxidromes
Five toxidromes may present with overlapping features: hyperthermia, rhabdomyolysis, altered mental status/seizures.
 • Sympathomimetic -
overstimulation of adrenergic ... pharmacogenetic disease caused ... Hyperthermic #Toxidromes #comparison ... #table #diagnosis