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Drug of choice for systemic anaphylaxis - High yield pharmacology notes
#pharmacology #management #algorithm #criticalcare
anaphylaxis - High yield pharmacology ... notes #pharmacology ... #management #algorithm ... #criticalcare
Vasopressors Demystified

Shock comes in many flavors and so do vasopressors. Here’s a OnePager summarizing my approach
Vasopressors #Basics #CriticalCare ... #Management #Pharmacology ... #Comparison #Inotropes
Pressors and Inotropes

Norepinephrine
 • alpha1 > beta 1
 • Increase SVR > Inotropy
Vasopressin
 • V1
 •
Pressors #Inotropes #criticalcare ... #pharmacology # ... comparison #shock ... #management
Common Vasopressors and Inotropes
Norepinephrine (NE)
 - Indication: Distributive shock (1st line for septic shock), Cardiogenic shock
Bradyarrhythmias, Some cases ... Vasopressors #Inotropes #comparison ... #table #pharmacology ... #criticalcare
Vasopressors and Inotropes
 • Norepinephrine - Levophed - "Levo" - Generally thought of as the first
Vasopressors #Inotropes #management ... #criticalcare # ... summary #comparison ... #table #pharmacology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
diagnosis but rather ... #differential #algorithm ... #management #cardiology ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare ... icu #clinical #pharmacology
Oxygen Delivery Devices
1. Flow is a variable describing the movement of a volume of gas over
delivering high flow rates ... Devices #Flow #Comparison ... #management #criticalcare
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 ... Delirium #PAD #ICU #CriticalCare ... #diagnosis #management
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
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
and the Troponin rises ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... echocardiogram #management ... #clinical #criticalcare