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Vasopressors Table 
Rough properties by Target Receptor, Heart Rate/Inotropy, Systemic Vascular Resistance, Cardiac Output, Blood Pressure,
Vasopressors Table ... Blood Pressure, Pulmonary ... #Pharmacology #Effect ... #Management #Comparison ... #Inotropes
Vasopressors and Inotropes
 • Norepinephrine - Levophed - "Levo" - Generally thought of as the first
Vasopressors and Inotropes ... common in OR; in MICU ... #management #criticalcare ... #summary #comparison ... #table #pharmacology
Pulmonary Embolism - Risk Stratification and Prognostication based on scores and clinical features

 • Bova score
on scores and clinical ... Hemodynamics (Stable ... prognostication #diagnosis ... #management #stratification ... #criticalcare #
Shock and Vasoactive Drugs 
1) Determine type and etiology of shock
 • Distributive: Sepsis, Anaphylaxis, Neurogenic
Disease, Mechanical Defect ... Pericardial tamponade, Pulmonary ... #inopressors #diagnosis ... #management #comparison ... #table
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
with presence of pulmonary ... patients need inotrope ... #algorithm #management ... cardiology #treatment #table ... #icu #clinical
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... Delivery • Stable ... Avoid ARBs • ICD ... support for patients clinically ... therapy, including inotropes
Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis (ABPA)
WHAT IS IT?
Hypersensitivity response to Aspergillus fumigatus in the airways
 • Primarily affects
• Primarily affects ... WHAT ARE THE CLINICAL ... Total IgE ( >1000 IU ... Aspergillosis #ABPA #pulmonary ... #diagnosis #management
Altitude Sickness: Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS), High Altitude Cerebral Edema (HACE) and High Altitude Pulmonary Edema
High Altitude Pulmonary ... Edema (HAPE) Clinical ... AMS #HACE #HAPE #Diagnosis ... #Management #Elevation ... #Comparison #Table
Overview of antifungal agents benefits, weaknesses, and adverse effects in the treatment of Coccidioidomycosis.
Fluconazole - Low
weaknesses, and adverse effects ... hypokalemia, negative inotrope ... #valleyfever #management ... #antifungals #comparison ... #table #pharmacology