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Pressors and Inotropes

Norepinephrine
 • alpha1 > beta 1
 • Increase SVR > Inotropy
Vasopressin
 • V1
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Pressors and Inotropes ... > Inotropy Vasopressin ... #criticalcare # ... pharmacology #comparison ... #shock #management
Vasopressors and Inotropes
 • Norepinephrine - Levophed - "Levo" - Generally thought of as the first
Vasopressors and Inotropes ... common in OR; in MICU ... #management #criticalcare ... #summary #comparison ... #pharmacology #indications
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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Failure, Toxins/Medications ... Dehydration Shock Treatment ... Differential #Diagnosis #criticalcare ... #algorithm #treatment ... #management
Overview of Ventilator Modes
VC - Volume Control (a.k.a. assist control volume)
 - Every breath delivered (mandatory
triggered ) is a set ... pressure (IP) for a set ... #Ventilation #CriticalCare ... #Comparison #Management ... #Mechanical
Checklist for Treatment of Delirium in the ICU 

Remove causative factors 
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Exclude hypoglycemia if
Delirium in the ICU ... - Review the medication ... Delirium #Checklist #Management ... #Treatment #MICU ... #CriticalCare
Mechanical Ventilation: The Basics
In the most basic sense, ventilator modes are defined by their control variable
Mechanical Ventilation ... with the full set ... pressure for set ... Basics #Modes #Comparison ... #management #criticalcare
Pulmonary Embolism Treatment
Systemic Thrombolysis
 - Exclude contraindications.
 - Indications:
   - Massive PE (definite indication)
Pulmonary Embolism Treatment ... - Indications ... - 2% risk of ICH ... #AcutePE #Management ... #CriticalCare
Shock - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Hypotension: SBP<90, SBP drop >40, MAP<65 (Normotension, HTN possible
Diagnosis and Management ... Prepare • Full Set ... Vasopressors, Inotropes ... #Summary #criticalcare ... #treatment #workup
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
patients need inotrope ... and perhaps even mechanical ... differential #algorithm #management ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare ... #icu #clinical
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Management during ... Avoid ARBs • ICD ... Consider early mechanical ... therapy, including inotropes ... #cardiology #treatment