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Acute coronary syndrome and infarctions - Lead Localization 

#ECG #EKG #LocalizationMap #Coronary #Artery #Electrocardiogram #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Acute coronary syndrome ... Localization #ECG ... #EKG #LocalizationMap ... #Coronary #Artery ... Diagnosis #Cardiology #Territory
ECG distribution corresponding to RWMA territories. Anterior RWMA corresponds to left anterior descending artery. Inferior RWMA
ECG distribution ... corresponds to right coronary ... #ECG #EKG #LocalizationMap ... #Coronary #Artery ... Diagnosis #Cardiology #Territory
Vasospastic (Prinzmetal) Angina
Definition / Epidemiology:
 • Rest angina attributed to coronary artery vasospasm.
 • Patients often
attributed to coronary ... of epicardial coronary ... • Vascular smooth ... hyper-reactivity of coronary ... changes on tele/ECG
Vasopressors Table 
Rough properties by Target Receptor, Heart Rate/Inotropy, Systemic Vascular Resistance, Cardiac Output, Blood Pressure,
Inotropy, Systemic Vascular ... Pressure, Pulmonary Vascular ... Dobutamine 2-20 mcg ... Epinephrine 0-20 mcg ... Properties #Table #Pharmacology
Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump (IABP)

Intra-aortic balloon counter-pulsation is a method of invasive hemodynamic support. A catheter is
diastole → increases coronary ... IABP improves coronary ... • Triggers (EKG ... management #cardiology #criticalcare
Push Dose Pressors - Mixing Instructions.

EPINEPHRINE
Has alpha and beta 1/2 effects so it is an inopressor
Do
Epinephrine 10 mcg ... minutes (5-20 mcg ... but increases in coronary ... ) #Pharmacology ... #CriticalCare #
Aortic Root Sign

The aortic root sign an anomalous circumflex coronary artery (ACCA) that emerges from the
anomalous circumflex coronary ... contralateral coronary ... to its normal vascular ... territory.
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
production to cause vascular ... muscle relaxation & coronary ... arrythmias Diagnostics: EKG
Common Vasopressors and Inotropes
Norepinephrine (NE)
 - Indication: Distributive shock (1st line for septic shock), Cardiogenic shock
is not desired (e.g ... is not desired (e.g ... comparison #table #pharmacology ... #criticalcare
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: Pathogenesis and Medications
Aging
 -> Increased Testosterone -> Testosterone metabolized into DHT by type
alpha-1 blockers (e.g ... -5 inhibitors (e.g ... and associated vascular ... anticholinergics (e.g ... #Medications #Pharmacology