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Vasopressors Demystified

Shock comes in many flavors and so do vasopressors. Here’s a OnePager summarizing my approach
pressor pedagogical device ... Vasopressors #Basics #CriticalCare ... #Management #Pharmacology ... #Comparison #Inotropes
Oxygen Delivery Devices
1. Flow is a variable describing the movement of a volume of gas over
Oxygen Delivery Devices ... Variable devices ... high flow rates ... #Flow #Comparison ... #management #criticalcare
Nasal Oxygen Delivery Devices
Nasal cannula can be used to deliver supplemental O2. Conventional nasal cannula are
Oxygen Delivery Devices ... intubation & lower ICU ... Oxygen #Delivery #Devices ... #management #pulmonary ... #criticalcare
Checklist for Treatment of Delirium in the ICU 

Remove causative factors 
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Exclude hypoglycemia if
Delirium in the ICU ... unnecessary invasive devices ... sleeping, administer pharmacologic ... Delirium #Checklist #Management ... #CriticalCare
Vasopressors and Inotropes
 • Norepinephrine - Levophed - "Levo" - Generally thought of as the first
common in OR; in MICU ... Vasopressors #Inotropes #management ... #criticalcare # ... summary #comparison ... #table #pharmacology
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
Sedation Scale (RASS ... No pharmacologic ... (Haldol) - No pharmacologic ... #CriticalCare # ... diagnosis #management
COPD Management Algorithm - GOLD 2019 guidelines 

Categorize into COPD GOLD A-D -> Initiate first-line therapy
COPD Management ... Algorithm - GOLD ... bronchodilators or change devices ... #Pulmonary #Algorithm ... #pharmacology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
#differential #algorithm ... #management #cardiology ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare ... #icu #clinical ... #pharmacology
The Vortex is based on the principle that there are three ‘nonsurgical’ techniques to establish a
Rather than the ... traditional algorithm-based ... means that airway management ... mandated by an algorithm ... #visualaid #criticalcare