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Occult Causes of Non-Response to Vasopressors

vital disclaimer: the cognitive response to hypotension should not be reaching
Occult Causes of ... Non-Response to Vasopressors ... hypotension is treatment ... #Differential # ... Causes #RebelEM
Summary of the therapeutic uses of adrenergic agonists
Table of Catecholamine Pressors, Non-Catecholamines, Alpha and Beta Receptor
the therapeutic uses ... Alpha and Beta Receptor ... #Pharmacology ... #Vasopressors # ... NonCatecholamines #Receptors
Vasopressors Table 
Rough properties by Target Receptor, Heart Rate/Inotropy, Systemic Vascular Resistance, Cardiac Output, Blood Pressure,
Vasopressors Table ... properties by Target Receptor ... Resistance, Main Uses ... : - Vasopressin ... Properties #Table #Pharmacology
Vasopressors and Inotropes - Pharmacology Summary
Vasopressors
Phenylephrine (alpha-1)
 • Increases BP, SVR
 • Risk of reflex bradycardia
Inotropes - Pharmacology ... • Higher doses cause ... Dose dependent receptor ... cAMP/cGMP • Causes ... #Inotropes #Pharmacology
Pharmacological Treatment of Hepatorenal Syndrome (HRS)

Midodrine - Alpha agonist incr blood pressure incr renal perfusion pressure
Pharmacological Treatment ... vasodilatation Vasopressin ... - V1 receptor agonist ... Terlipressin - Vasopressin ... Nephrology #Management #Pharmacology
Management of SIADH
Treat underlying cause:
 • Causes can include pain, primary lung pathology, post-operative phenomenon, medications,
: • Causes can ... bolus of 0.9% NS Vasopressor ... receptor antagonists ... • Blocks ADH receptor ... hyponatremia #nephrology #treatment
Hyperthyroidism - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
High/Normal Radioiodine Uptake
 - Autoimmune Thyroid Disease:
    • Grave's
Hyperthyroidism - Differential ... Positive anti-TSH Receptor ... #HighThyroid #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #endocrinology ... #causes
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
Kidney stones caused ... (Vasopressin) ... bleeding disorders Vasopressin ... Tolvaptan) • Treatment ... Diuresis #Nephrology #Pharmacology
SIADH Treatment Options
1. Treat underlying cause of SIADH: Pain, Primary lung pathology, Post-operative phenomenon, Medications, Basically
SIADH Treatment ... Treat underlying cause ... Vasopressor receptor ... • Blocks ADH receptor ... hyponatremia #nephrology #treatment
GLP-1 Receptor Agonists - Pharmacology Summary
Mechanisms of Action: Stimulate glucose-dependent insulin release from the pancreas (GLP-1
GLP-1 Receptor Agonists ... - Pharmacology ... not definitively cause ... #Agonists #Pharmacology ... DM2 #diabetes #endocrinology