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Pressors and Inotropes

Norepinephrine
 • alpha1 > beta 1
 • Increase SVR > Inotropy
Vasopressin
 • V1
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1 • Increase SVR ... Pressors #Inotropes #criticalcare ... #pharmacology # ... comparison #shock ... #management
Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management
Narrow Complex Bradycardia:
 • Regular: Sinus Bradycardia, AFib w/ AV
Bradycardia - Differential ... Regular: Regular SVT ... Irregular: Irregular SVT ... #Bradycardia #Differential ... #cardiology #criticalcare
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
MAP = CO x SVR
Hypovolemic (↓ Intravascular volume):
 • Hemorrhage, dehydration due
Shock - Differential ... findings based on cause ... uw_IMresidency #Shock #Differential ... Diagnosis #table #comparison ... #criticalcare
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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Shock - Differential ... Dehydration Shock Treatment ... #Diagnosis #criticalcare ... #algorithm #treatment ... #management
Fever vs Hyperthermia
Fever:
 • Regulated in the hypothalamic thermoregulatory center
 • "Set point" raised by prostaglandin
production • Treatment ... rapidly fatal • Causes ... #Hyperthermia #comparison ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment
High yield pharmacology notes
#pharmacology #cardiology #management #medications #criticalcare #treatment
High yield pharmacology ... notes #pharmacology ... #cardiology #management ... #medications #criticalcare ... #treatment
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
Treatment depends ... amphetamines) Toxic: • Radiologic ... #Hyperthermia #Differential ... #Causes #Anesthesiology ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
heart disease Causes ... may not occur Differential ... more intensive treatment ... PVC #diagnosis #differential ... #cardiology
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
dissociative drug, it causes ... No pharmacologic ... (Haldol) - No pharmacologic ... Delirium #PAD #ICU #CriticalCare ... #diagnosis #management
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
the determined cause ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management ... #cardiology #treatment ... icu #clinical #pharmacology