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Vasoactive Agents - Receptor Profiles
Adrenergic Profile: α → β
phenylephrine, norepinephrine, dopamine, epinephrine, dobutamine, isoproterenol

- Dr. Rishi
Vasoactive Agents ... - Receptor Profiles ... #Vasoactive #Agents ... #alpha #beta #vasopressor ... inopressor #adrenergic #comparison
Summary of the therapeutic uses of adrenergic agonists
Table of Catecholamine Pressors, Non-Catecholamines, Alpha and Beta Receptor
Non-Catecholamines, Alpha ... and Beta Receptor ... #Pharmacology #Vasopressors ... #Specificity #Alpha ... #Beta #Table #Comparison
Vasopressors and Inotropes - Pharmacology Summary
Vasopressors
Phenylephrine (alpha-1)
 • Increases BP, SVR
 • Risk of reflex bradycardia
Preferred first agent ... • Higher doses cause ... • 1st agent in ... Dose dependent receptor ... cAMP/cGMP • Causes
Drugs associated with hypokalemia and hypomagnesemia

Hypokalemia
- Shift from extracellular fluid to intracellular fluid compartment
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compartment - b2-receptor ... Antimicrobials Drug-induced ... - Anti-EGF receptors ... #Medications #differential ... diagnosis #nephrology #Causes
Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

BRADI Mnemonic
 • BRASH/Hyperkalemia
 • Reduced oxygen/Glucose/Temp
 • ACS
 • Drugs
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Bradycardia - Differential ... • Reduced oxygen ... nodal blocking agents ... nodal blocking agent ... #diagnosis #causes
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
Diuretics and Agents ... Hyponatremia • Hypercalcemia ... Kidney stones caused ... syndrome • Lithium-induced ... (Vasopressin)
Drug-Induced Urinary Retention

Drug-induced urinary retention is very common and can be caused by many classes of
Drug-Induced Urinary ... Retention Drug-induced ... common and can be caused ... • Opioids • Alpha ... #differential #
Pharmaceutical agents other than olmesartan have been reported to cause villous atrophy on occasion and are
been reported to cause ... most frequent cause ... of drug-induced ... other angiotensin receptor-blocking ... #Medications #Differential
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
Hypertension - Differential ... (correction of hypokalemia ... Drug or alcohol induced ... withdrawal of suspected agent ... #Hypertension #Differential
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... hypoperfusion - toxic-induced ... administration, vasopressors ... the offending agent ... Acidosis #Elevation #Differential