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REBEL Review 4 & 5: Paralytic & Vasopressor Dosing 

Paralytic Agents:
 - Succinylcholine (Depolarizing Agent)
5: Paralytic & Vasopressor ... Rocuronium Vasopressors ... #vasopressors ... resuscitation #table #criticalcare ... pharmacology #dosing #medications
Priority-based management algorithm for the undifferentiated patient in PEA arrest
PEA (no pulse by manual palp +
patient in PEA arrest ... Start vasopressor ... infusion / Push-dose vasopressors ... Coutin #PEA #arrest ... activity #management #criticalcare
Vasopressors and Inotropes - Pharmacology Summary
Vasopressors
Phenylephrine (alpha-1)
 • Increases BP, SVR
 • Risk of reflex bradycardia
Vasopressors and ... Pharmacology Summary Vasopressors ... • Higher doses cause ... RebeccaSteinb17 #Vasopressors ... Summary #management #medications
Vasopressors and Inotropes
 • Norepinephrine - Levophed - "Levo" - Generally thought of as the first
Vasopressors and ... situations • Vasopressin ... @EmmGeezee #Vasopressors ... Inotropes #management #criticalcare ... #pharmacology #indications
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 ... #pharmacology #criticalcare
Common Medications Known to Prolong QTc
Antiarrhythmics - Amiodarone, sotalol, flecainide, quinidine, dronedarone, dofetilide
Vasopressors/inotropes - Epinephrine, norepinephrine,
Common Medications ... dronedarone, dofetilide Vasopressors ... #Prolongation #Medications ... #Causes #differential
Sepsis - Diagnosis and Management
Life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to infection
SEPTIC SHOCK
organ dysfunction caused ... hypotension (requiring vasopressors ... resuscitation 3 Vasopressor ... #QSOFA #SIRS #criticalcare
Push Dose Pressors - Mixing Instructions - Epinephrine and Phenylephrine

Epinephrine Preparation steps:
1. Add 9 mL of
mg/mL (cardiac arrest ... #Pharmacology #CriticalCare ... #PushDose #Vasopressors
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Unexplained hypotension
• Unexplained bronchospasm (wheeze may be absent
Unexpected cardiac arrest ... Call for cardiac arrest ... as a possible cause ... give alternate vasopressor ... noradrenaline infusion +/ vasopressin
Management of SIADH
Treat underlying cause:
 • Causes can include pain, primary lung pathology, post-operative phenomenon, medications,
Treat underlying cause ... : • Causes can ... post-operative phenomenon, medications ... administered • Can cause ... bolus of 0.9% NS Vasopressor