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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 ... toxicologic - 2nd cause ... shock #Diagnosis ... #Differential #Causes
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 ... 40 mcg/min - Epinephrine ... Care @iBookCC #Vasopressors
Vasopressors and Inotropes - Pharmacology Summary
Vasopressors
Phenylephrine (alpha-1)
 • Increases BP, SVR
 • Risk of reflex bradycardia
Vasopressors and ... Pharmacology Summary Vasopressors ... agent in shock Epinephrine ... • Higher doses cause ... cAMP/cGMP • Causes
Common Medications Known to Prolong QTc
Antiarrhythmics - Amiodarone, sotalol, flecainide, quinidine, dronedarone, dofetilide
Vasopressors/inotropes - Epinephrine, norepinephrine,
dronedarone, dofetilide Vasopressors ... /inotropes - Epinephrine ... #Medications #Causes ... #differential #diagnosis
Hypotension in Anesthesiology - Differential Diagnosis and Management 

Initial checklist: 
 - Verify BP (e.g. surgeon
- Differential Diagnosis ... Administer inotropes / vasopressors ... phenylephrine / epinephrine ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Common Vasopressors and Inotropes
Norepinephrine (NE)
 - Indication: Distributive shock (1st line for septic shock), Cardiogenic shock
Common Vasopressors ... vasoconstriction Epinephrine ... Bradyarrhythmias, Some cases ... Cardiac ischemia #Vasopressors
Shock and Vasoactive Drugs 
1) Determine type and etiology of shock
 • Distributive: Sepsis, Anaphylaxis, Neurogenic
Norepinephrine, Epinephrine ... hasankazmi01 #Vasopressors ... #inopressors #diagnosis
Causes of Neutrophilia - Increased Neutrophils - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infection
 • Bacterial
 • Abscess
 • Viral
Medications
Causes of Neutrophilia ... - Differential Diagnosis ... • Lithium • Epinephrine ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Causes
Hantavirus
Pathogen: Hantavirus - Rodents are the primary reservoir
Transmission:
 • Shed in the urine, feces, saliva of
barns and lake houses ... chills, myalgias, nausea ... +/- diarrhea Diagnosis ... ICU monitoring, vasopressors ... #Hantavirus #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