Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Pressors and Inotropes

Norepinephrine
 β€’ alpha1 > beta 1
 β€’ Increase SVR > Inotropy
Vasopressin
 β€’ V1
 β€’
Pressors and Inotropes ... Increase SVR > Inotropy ... #criticalcare #pharmacology ... #comparison #shock ... #management
Vasopressors Rainbow - Pharmacology Cheat Sheet 

by Jumping gene @saipeeps

#Vasopressors #Rainbow #Pharmacology #Summary #cheatsheet #management #Inotropes
Vasopressors Rainbow - Pharmacology ... Vasopressors #Rainbow #Pharmacology ... Summary #cheatsheet #management ... #Inotropes #comparison
Vasopressors and Inotropes - Pharmacology Summary
Vasopressors
Phenylephrine (alpha-1)
 β€’ Increases BP, SVR
 β€’ Risk of reflex bradycardia
- Pharmacology ... cause more alpha-effect ... V2 antidiuretic effect ... #Pharmacology # ... Summary #management
Calcium Channel Blockers - Dihydropyridines vs Non-Dihydropyridines
Dihydropyridines (amlodipine, felodipine, nifedipine, nicardipine)
 β€’ SVR: Decrease
 β€’ Inotropy:
SVR: Decrease β€’ Inotropy ... : No effect β€’ Dromotropy ... SVR: Decrease β€’ Inotropy ... NonDihydropyridines #pharmacology ... #comparison #table
Vasopressors Table 
Rough properties by Target Receptor, Heart Rate/Inotropy, Systemic Vascular Resistance, Cardiac Output, Blood Pressure,
Receptor, Heart Rate/Inotropy ... Properties #Table #Pharmacology ... #Effect #Management ... #Comparison #Inotropes
Common Vasopressors and Inotropes
Norepinephrine (NE)
 - Indication: Distributive shock (1st line for septic shock), Cardiogenic shock
Vasopressors and Inotropes ... mild ↑CO) - Side effects ... #Vasopressors #Inotropes ... #comparison #table ... #pharmacology #
Vasopressors Demystified

Shock comes in many flavors and so do vasopressors. Here’s a OnePager summarizing my approach
#CriticalCare #Management ... #Pharmacology # ... Comparison #Inotropes
Oral Antibiotics for Acne - Indicated for Moderate-to-Severe Acne 
First-Line Drug Class: Tetracyclines 

In the last
Antibiotics for Acne ... Moderate-to-Severe Acne ... the last post I reviewed ... #Pharmacology # ... Management #Dermatology
Vasopressors and Inotropes
 β€’ Norepinephrine - Levophed - "Levo" - Generally thought of as the first
Vasopressors and Inotropes ... #Vasopressors #Inotropes ... #management #criticalcare ... #summary #comparison ... #table #pharmacology
Shock and Vasoactive Drugs 
1) Determine type and etiology of shock
 β€’ Distributive: Sepsis, Anaphylaxis, Neurogenic
Disease, Mechanical Defect ... vasoactive drug pharmacology ... Vasoactive #Drugs #pharmacology ... inopressors #diagnosis #management ... #comparison #table