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Occult Causes of Non-Response to Vasopressors

vital disclaimer: the cognitive response to hypotension should not be reaching
Non-Response to Vasopressors ... reaching for a vasopressor ... despite substantial vasopressor ... shock #Diagnosis ... Nonresponder #Multiple #Vasopressors
Vasopressors Table 
Rough properties by Target Receptor, Heart Rate/Inotropy, Systemic Vascular Resistance, Cardiac Output, Blood Pressure,
Vasopressors Table ... Resistance, Main Uses ... mcg/min Pure Vasopressors ... : - Vasopressin ... Care @iBookCC #Vasopressors
Vasopressors and Inotropes - Pharmacology Summary
Vasopressors
Phenylephrine (alpha-1)
 • Increases BP, SVR
 • Risk of reflex bradycardia
Vasopressors and ... Pharmacology Summary Vasopressors ... • Higher doses cause ... cAMP/cGMP • Causes ... RebeccaSteinb17 #Vasopressors
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis ... only if no clear cause ... concurrent need for vasopressor ... #Hyperkalemia #Diagnosis ... Treatment #potassium #nephrology
Common Vasopressors and Inotropes
Norepinephrine (NE)
 - Indication: Distributive shock (1st line for septic shock), Cardiogenic shock
Common Vasopressors ... Peripheral ischemia Vasopressin ... Bradyarrhythmias, Some cases ... Cardiac ischemia #Vasopressors
Hypotension in Anesthesiology - Differential Diagnosis and Management 

Initial checklist: 
 - Verify BP (e.g. surgeon
- Differential Diagnosis ... Administer inotropes / vasopressors ... epinephrine / vasopressin ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Summary of the therapeutic uses of adrenergic agonists
Table of Catecholamine Pressors, Non-Catecholamines, Alpha and Beta Receptor
the therapeutic uses ... and Therapeutic Uses ... #Pharmacology #Vasopressors
Shock and Vasoactive Drugs 
1) Determine type and etiology of shock
 • Distributive: Sepsis, Anaphylaxis, Neurogenic
Vasoconstrictors: Vasopressin ... hasankazmi01 #Vasopressors ... #inopressors #diagnosis
Sepsis - Diagnosis and Management
Life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to infection
SEPTIC SHOCK
Sepsis - Diagnosis ... organ dysfunction caused ... hypotension (requiring vasopressors ... resuscitation 3 Vasopressor ... Sepsis #Criteria #Diagnosis
Hyponatremia Diagnosis Algorithm
UOsm ≥ POsm - Vasopressin-Dependent
 • UNa < 20 mEq/L - Appropriate (↓ EABV)
Hyponatremia Diagnosis ... UOsm ≥ POsm - Vasopressin-Dependent ... #hyponatremia #diagnosis ... differential #algorithm #causes ... #nephrology