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Emergency Baby Delivery - Equipment Checklist
 • Sterile gloves
 • Sterile scissors
 • 2 Clamps for
Emergency Baby Delivery ... resuscitation equipment ... incubator/warmer • Medications ... Delivery #checklist #Emergency ... #management #obstetrics
Medications Used in Hypertensive Emergencies
Vasodilators: Hydralazine, Nitroglycerin, Sodium nitroprusside 
Calcium Channel Blockers: Clevidipine, Nicardipine
ß-Blockers: Esmolol, Labetalol,
Medications Used ... #Hypertensive #Emergency ... #Hypertension #Medications ... #Management #Treatment ... #Pharmacology #Table
Glaucoma - Emergency Department Management
- All patients should get emergency ophthalmologic consultation
- Start with eye drops
- All patients ... and add systemic medications ... blocker) - Topical meds ... #Open #Closed #Medications ... #Table
Neonatal Resuscitation – Circulation and Drugs
Consider drugs (k) if heart rate beats/min in spite of adequate
Neonatal Resuscitation ... #Neonatal #Resuscitation ... #Drugs #Medications ... #Pharmacology #management ... #peds #pediatrics
Vasopressors and Inotropes
 • Norepinephrine - Levophed - "Levo" - Generally thought of as the first
Adrenalin - "Epi" - ACLS ... Vasopressors #Inotropes #management ... #criticalcare # ... summary #comparison #table ... #pharmacology #indications
Diuresis in Critical Care - Achieving a Negative Fluid Balance
Advantages Of A Negative Fluid Balance:
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PARSIMONIOUSLY IN RESUSCTIATION ... CONCENTRATION MEDICATIONS ... REMOVE UNECCESARY MEDS ... Fluid #Balance #management ... #criticalcare
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
- Allergies to medications ... Stable patients ... Cataract Plan for Meds ... the type of and indication ... medical and surgical management
Cardenas-Garcia et al (2015) performed a prospective observational study of adult patients receiving vasoactive medications through
Cardenas-Garcia et al ... receiving vasoactive medications ... reproducible in most emergency ... departments (see table ... #Management #Peripheral